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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speech Therapist (Pool)(Jeanes Hospital)

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

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Job Description

Diagnoses and treats speech, language, voice, cognition and swallowing disorders within a clinical (inpatient and outpatient) setting. Participates in established speech pathology programs including patient care and education. Establishes treatment programs and/or implements comprehensive discharge plans. Directs support personnel within the scope of practice.

CCC-SLP and SLP-LIC are both required or, in the alternative, CFY is required.

Education

Master's Degree Speech - Language Pathology Required

Experience

General Experience Not Applicable: No Prior experience is required or preferred

  • Licenses
  • Cert Clinical Competence SLP Required or
  • Clinical Fellow Year Eligible Required
  • PA Speech Pathologist License Required
  • Basic Life Support Required

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Therapist diagnoses and treats speech, language, voice, cognition, and swallowing disorders in clinical settings. They are responsible for implementing treatment programs, patient education, and comprehensive discharge planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and possess a PA Speech Pathologist License. Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) or Clinical Fellow Year (CFY) eligibility is required along with Basic Life Support certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Speech TherapyLanguage Disorder TreatmentVoice TherapyCognitive TherapySwallowing Disorder TreatmentTreatment PlanningClinical Documentation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 50% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 29 employers

11
<$105k
6
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k
8
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
54%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
9%
Sign-on bonus
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$61.5-$75.75/hr
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$65-$75/hr
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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 6,922 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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