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Athens, Georgia

Speech Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

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Job Description

Experience the Advantages of Real Career Change

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.

You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

Provides speech-language pathology services by coordinating consultations and diagnostic evaluations with patients having known or suspected communication disorders and/or oropharyngeal dysphagia; and interpreting assessment data; planning and performing speech-language pathology treatment intervention programs when appropriate that restore function, prevent disability and help patients reach maximum potential.

Provides patient care to all age groups to include neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatric. Responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation technicians, students, and observers. May be responsible for orientation and ongoing guidance of assigned staff.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Disorders from an accredited graduate school Required

Licenses and Certifications

  • CCC - Clinical Speech Pathologist from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Required
  • Licensure by the Georgia Board of Examiners of Speech/Language Pathology Required
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support through AHA or ARC Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 28 employers

9
<$95k
7
$95k-120k
7
$120k-145k
8
$145k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
9%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,871 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Athens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$330k
Typical market rent
$1,607/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.3
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Athens-Clarke County, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Wellness programs
Comprehensive total benefits
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