Speech Language Pathologist

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

PTO & disability programs

401(k) Matching

Education support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to help patients improve communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities within a collaborative rehabilitation team.

This role emphasizes structured assessments, personalized treatment plans, and education for patients and families, with strong teamwork with physicians and nurses. Relocation assistance is available for eligible full-time candidates.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date.
• CCC-SLP certification must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date.
• (SLP) Speech-Language Pathologist credential documented in licensure process.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments and clinical observation.
• Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans for communication, 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 progress.
• Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers for coordinated care.

Skills

CCC-SLP Certification

SLP Credential

Master's Degree in SLP

Education

Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

CCC-SLP Certification

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Speech Language Pathologist today with Wesley Medical Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates (up to 5,000 for full-time roles).

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:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (CCC-SLP) Cert of Clin Competence Speech Language Pathology must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date
• (SLP) Speech-Language Pathologist
• Masters Degree must be obtained within 18 months of employment start date

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Childrens Hospital, the regions first and Wichitas only childrens hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

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 cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.