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Speech Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare

Englewood, COPer Diem$43.23–64.85/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$43.23–64.85/hr
Location
Englewood, CO
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

ASHA CCC And Colorado License Or Clinical Fellow Certification InitiationBLS CertificationBasic Cardiac Life Support Within 30 DaysCCC-SLP CertificationMaster's degree

Job overview

The Speech Therapist (SLP) helps patients improve communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through evidence-based care. The role evaluates patients, develops individualized treatment plans, documents progress, educates patients and families, and collaborates with the rehabilitation team. Hospital or rehabilitation experience is preferred, and Clinical Fellowship Year candidates are accepted. Candidates must meet the stated certification and education qualifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Speech-Language PathologyClinical AssessmentTreatment PlanningTest InterpretationModified Barium SwallowsFEESVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Qualifications

ASHA CCC and Colorado License or Clinical Fellow Certification InitiationBLS CertificationMaster's or Doctorate in Speech-Language PathologyHospital or Rehab ExperienceClinical Fellow Year Completion Within 15 MonthsBasic Cardiac Life Support Within 30 DaysCCC-SLP CertificationMaster's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $43.23 - $64.85 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/prn-employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Speech Therapist PRN? At HCA HealthONE Swedish, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Speech Therapist (SLP), you'll help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care. Your role is key in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You'll have the opportunity to practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration.

Your role will include:

  • Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation

  • Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress

  • Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness

  • Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress

  • Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions

What qualifications you will need:

  • The Speech Pathologist must have either a valid certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and a Colorado License or if a Clinical Fellow, verification of initiation of certification with valid ASHA account number. Must complete Clinical Fellow Year (CFY) within 15 months of hire.

  • BLS certification from American Heart Association or ARC required

  • Master's degree or Doctorate in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.

  • Hospital/Rehab experience preferred. CFY (Clinical Fellowship Year) candidates accepted.

  • Able to perform all evaluations, assessment, treatment planning and test interpretation required in this position. Effective verbal and written communication. Must be competent or willing to be trained and receive competency in modified barium swallows. FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of the Swallow) experience desired but not required.

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

  • (CCC-SLP) Cert of Clin Competence Speech Language Pathology

  • Masters Degree

  • (SLP) Speech-Language Pathologist

No Travel Required

No experience Required

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Swedish, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Swedish, a proud member of the community for more than 115 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Swedish is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region’s preeminent referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state’s first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. HCA HealthONE Swedish is also home to a robust robotics program, a certified burn and reconstructive center, and a wide-ranging oncology center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Speech Therapist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 835 open Speech Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$43.23–64.85/hr
  • US median$44–57/hr340 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $54.04/hr, is 9% above the US median midpoint ($50/hr) — in the middle half of Speech Therapist hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Speech Therapist jobs in Colorado and 835 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Speech Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (178 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 388 of the 835 open Speech Therapist jobs (46%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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