Job Description

Summary

About Us  

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 in Health Care by Newsweek . 
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024. 
• Recognized as the Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. 
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. 
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023. 
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025. 

Benefits  

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more! 
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

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 

Please note: For this position, we are unable to accept Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) candidates in their Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), as the role requires independent practice and we are not able to provide the level of supervision required during the CFY.

Job Summary

Speech-language Pathologist will provide care to young adult thru geriatric populations in our Inpatient Rehabilitation unit and Skilled Nursing unit at MORH. Speech pathologists, thru assessment and treatment, assist patients to reach their highest level of function in the areas of communication, cognition and swallowing. Treatment plans are formulated and initiated for problems such as dysarthria, apraxia, articulation, language, cognition, swallowing disorders, or voice problems.

Job Requirements

Education

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

Experience

• Preferred: Prior one year hospital/health care related experience

Skills

• 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 attitude

Licensure/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

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