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Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1089 Acute Therapy South

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Work Shift:

Rotating (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates 

Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus  

Up to 80 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off  

Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus  

Clinical Ladder up to $5,000 Job SummaryA Speech-language pathologist (SLP) evaluates and treats patients in the acute medical setting. The speech pathologist provides services to patients of all ages as ordered immediately post trauma, surgery, acute medical event or exacerbation. Speech pathologists assist patients to reach their highest level of function in the areas of communication and swallowing. The SLP makes recommendations for the next level of care and also provides education and to patients and their families. Speech pathologists participate in specialty teams including pediatric, neonatal care, assistive technology, and endoscopic voice/swallowing assessments.Job RequirementsEducation

Required: Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology/Communicative Disorders and SciencesExperience

Preferred: Prior one year hospital/health care related experienceSkills

Good clinical expertise, human relations skills and organizational skills required.

Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required

Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.

Must have good communication skills and a positive attitudeLicensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: License of Speech Therapy active in the state of Missouri, CCC or CFY candidate AND BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire

Education:▪ Required: Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology/Communicative Disorders and SciencesExperience:▪ Preferred: Prior one year hospital/health care related experienceSkills:▪ Good clinical expertise, human relations skills and organizational skills required.▪ Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required▪ Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.▪ Must have good communication skills and a positive attitudeLicensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Required: License of Speech Therapy active in the state of Missouri, CCC or CFY candidate

Keywords - SLP, Speech Language Pathologist