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Adams Place
Joplin, Missouri

Speech Pathologist SLP - PRN

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 10% in Speech Language PathologyPer Diem

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

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PRN Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

NHC HealthCare Joplin – Joplin, MO

Join our in-house therapy team that’s passionate about quality care and teamwork! At NHC Joplin, we value collaboration, recognition, and growth in a fun, family-oriented workplace.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide SLP services in a skilled nursing setting
  • Support patients with speech, language, cognition, and swallowing challenges
  • Use evidence-based techniques for dysphagia and communication therapy
  • Collaborate with a supportive rehab team

Requirements

  • ASHA Certified SLP
  • Missouri SLP license
  • Flexible, reliable, and team-oriented
  • SNF and Medicare experience a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive pay with wage increases
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Continuing Education & Stock Options
  • Uniforms provided

Join a team where integrity, innovation, and compassion thrive.

Apply today: nhccare.com/locations/joplin/

[https://nhccare.com/locations/osage-beach-rehabilitation/]

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech, language, cognition, and swallowing therapy services in a skilled nursing facility. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team to deliver evidence-based care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech pathologyDysphagia therapyCognitive therapySkilled nursing careEvidence-based practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist SLP - PRN at Adams Place a 7.1 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 6,381 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs

4
<$110k
7
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k
4
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
10%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Mission Healthcare · Reno, Nevada

$70-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist

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$60-$75/hr
#3

Full -Time Private School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

$65-$75/hr
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Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

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Work-life snapshot

7.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Speech Language Pathology

Living in Joplin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,237/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
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.

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About Adams Place

Hospitals and Health Care
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k) with company match
Continuing Education
Stock Options
Uniforms provided