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Riverside Health System
Newport News, Virginia

PRN Speech-Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callPer Diem

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Job Description

Newport News, Virginia Overview Riverside Health is currently seeking a compassionate PRN Speech‑Language Pathologist for our outpatient therapy clinic in Newport News, VA.

This role focuses on serving adults with neurological conditions, and we are looking for a clinician with experience evaluating and treating neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders related to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and progressive neurological conditions.

Guided by our mission, the ideal candidate brings not only clinical expertise, but also a deep commitment to restoring dignity, connection, and hope for patients and families. Every interaction is grounded in empathy, respect, and the belief that excellence in care begins with genuine compassion.

A Speech Language Pathologist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Speech Language Pathologist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting.

The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff. What you will do Responsible for evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.

Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as ASD or progressive neurological disorders.

Provides training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals. Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care. Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.

Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings. Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.

Qualifications Education Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required) Experience 1 year Speech Language Pathology (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Required) CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) (Preferred) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at riversideonline.com.

If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team.

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Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating and treating adults with neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders. They develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to maximize patient quality of life.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and required certifications from ASHA, VDHP, and CPR/BLS are mandatory. One year of experience in the field is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Neurological RehabilitationSwallowing Disorder TreatmentPatient EvaluationDiagnostic AssessmentCaregiver EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationTreatment Planning

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 31 employers

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<$100k
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$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
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$140k-160k
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$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
61%
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Newport News

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,605/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.