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Adventist Health
Clear Lake, California

Speech Pathologist (Outpatient) (AHCL)

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$44.86-$67.23/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

$20,000 hiring incentive and $5,000 relocation available for eligible rehires and external hires who meet the required qualifications and conditions for payment

Located in beautiful Northern California, Adventist Health Clear Lake has been a leading healthcare provider in Lake County since 1968. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide primary and specialty care services at clinics throughout the area to best serve our community.

Lake County is home to Clear Lake, California's largest natural freshwater lake, surrounded by charming small towns, beautiful mountains, vineyards and orchards.

This area is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, with some of the best bass fishing, rural trails for hiking and biking, all the while being only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Valley or Pacific Coast.

Job Summary

Provides diagnostic, therapeutic and consultative services to patients with communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders. Adheres to state and federal regulatory license, certification and accrediting requirement guidelines. Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team. This position is represented by RCHEA.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

  • Master's Degree: Required
  • Two years' speech language pathology experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications

  • Speech Pathologist licensure in the state of practice: Required
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy:

Required

  • American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC): Required

Facility Specific License/Certifications

  • Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP):

Required

Essential Functions

  • Immediately notifies charge nurses, managers and house supervisors of significant problems or unusual incidents, such as physician/patient occurrence and crises requiring administrative intervention. Intervenes when appropriate.
  • Participates in clinical education by supervising student interns, clinical affiliates and Clinical Fellowships (CFYs) as needed.
  • Provides personnel and broader community with education opportunities.
  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates speech therapy for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
  • Sets patient care priorities. Assigns patient care activities to appropriate personnel based on job description skills and capabilities, scope of practice and level of competency.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities.

Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities.

Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

Key Responsibilities

Provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services to patients with communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary care team and supervises student interns and clinical fellows.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree, state licensure in speech pathology, and ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). BLS/CPR certification is mandatory, and two years of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Diagnostic ServicesTherapeutic ServicesCommunication Disorder TreatmentCognitive Disorder TreatmentSwallowing Disorder TreatmentPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningClinical SupervisionInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 48% have no call, 55% 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$117k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
35% this job
Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Speech Language Pathology listings

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About Adventist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Luis Obispo, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$20,000 hiring incentive
$5,000 relocation assistance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Continuing education support