Speech Therapist - Acute Care (Per Diem)

Montage Health

5 days ago

California$3.87 HourlyPer Diem / PRNSpeech-Language Pathology

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Montage Health as a Speech Therapist – Per Diem, Acute Care in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment prior to independent assignment of patients requiring the applicable skill, and must complete and pass all annual competencies.

Requirements

of Therapist Advanced Practice policy.

Education Masters of Arts or Masters of Science in Speech/Language Pathology or Audiology.

Doctorate degree preferred.

- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) preferred.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $59.36 - $79.41/hr

Work Schedule

Per Diem position.

Weekend coverage may be required.

Night or evening shifts may be required.

Apply to join Montage Health as a Speech Therapist – Per Diem, Acute Care.

Key Skills

Speech TherapyLanguage TherapyCognitive-Linguistic ImpairmentsSpeech DisordersMotor DisordersReceptive Language DisordersExpressive Language DisordersVoice DisordersSwallowing DisordersAugmentative CommunicationEvidence-Based DiagnosticsPatient CareCollaborationIntegrityService

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Therapist - Acute Care (Per Diem) at Montage Health a 2.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Speech-Language Pathology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Speech-Language Pathology — Psychologist Career Context

This Speech-Language Pathology position at Montage Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Montage Health lists compensation for this psychologist position at $59k to $79k annually.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $79000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
Transparent compensation ($59k–$79k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Speech Therapy, Language Therapy, Cognitive-Linguistic Impairments, Speech Disorders, Motor Disorders, Receptive Language Disorders, Expressive Language Disorders, Voice Disorders. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Speech-Language Pathology role.

Core responsibilities: The Clinical Specialist – Speech/Language Pathologist is responsible for providing skilled speech and language therapy services to patients with various medical complications. They use evidence-based methods to improve patients' quality of life and collaborate with other professionals in patient car...

Benefits package: Evening shift differential: $3.87/hr, Night shift differential: $5.81/hr. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Speech-Language Pathology psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.