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Carbondale, Illinois

Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist-Fulltime

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 10% in Speech Language PathologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$73K - $113K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

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Position Summary

  • Responsible for the care of rehabilitation patients with speech and language disorders, swallowing disorders, hearing disorders and/or cognitive disorders.

Education

  • Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology

Licenses and Certification

  • Illinois license Speech Language Pathology or eligible
  • BLS

Experience and Skills

  • Technical Experience: N/A
  • Performs thorough evaluation
  • Develops and implements appropriate Plan of Care
  • Documentation is accurate, complete and timely
  • Provides supervision to assistants, rehab techs, and students

Compensation (Commensurate with experience)

  • $35.12
  • To
  • $54.44
  • To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients with speech, language, swallowing, hearing, and cognitive disorders. They must develop and implement appropriate care plans while maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and possess or be eligible for an Illinois state license. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPlan Of Care Development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist-Fulltime at Southern Illinois Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,108 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 83% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$45k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution8 jobs · 7 employers

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#1

Speech Language Therapist / SLP (Home Health)

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$70-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist

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$60-$75/hr
#3

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Up to $140,000
#4

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up to $130,000
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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Speech Language Pathology

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