Speech Pathologist, PRN Acute Therapy Rehab
- PRN / per diem
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open speech-language pathologist jobs in North Carolina post a median of $48.50 an hour, the middle half $47–$54, across 57 jobs that state their pay. Speech-language pathologists employed in North Carolina earn a median of $41.57 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Speech-language pathologists in North Carolina: pay by town and employer
Licensed in another state?
North Carolina is not issuing ASLP-IC privileges yet, so a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed in another state needs a North Carolina license for this job. (ASLP-IC Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a North Carolina license, apply to the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists for a license by endorsement ($90, by its own page): what North Carolina asks. Every state's ASLP-IC status.
What North Carolina requires of a speech-language pathologist
Speech-language pathology license, from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
- An applicant with an active, full, unrestricted license in another state completes the online reciprocal application and its open book quiz, has one state of current licensure send an official verification letter, and has the school send official transcripts showing the master's or doctoral degree. No examination is required of an applicant who holds the ASHA certificate of clinical competence or met equivalent requirements in another state (G.S. 90-296).
- Staying active: Licenses renew every year (G.S. 90-300), and licensees complete 30 hours of continuing education in each three-year cycle.
Speech-language pathologist jobs and requirements in North Carolina · Every state's rule
Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 87.1%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.21x · Clicks 25
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 52.9% · Stating an hourly rate 32.3%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 11 Nov 2026. Every figure for Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
About the job
Job Summary : Provides cognitive/communication/swallow services to the medical center's acute care, outpatient, inpatient Rehab, and Home Health programs. All duties and responsibilities are to be carried out with empathy and compassion toward patients and their families as well as co-workers.
About CarolinaEast Health System
CarolinaEast Health System is committed to providing high quality, compassionate care across the Coastal Carolina region. At the heart of our system is a 350-bed, full-service medical center equipped with a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services, utilizing the latest medical technologies. We employ over 3,200 dedicated team members and operate physician practices across various specialties in four counties. Our employees foster a culture of excellence that ensures our patients receive the same high level of care found at larger medical centers, all while maintaining a friendly, community-centered atmosphere throughout our facilities. CarolinaEast offers a robust benefits package to all full-time employees, as well as benefits for part-time plus and part-time staff. We are proud to be the first medical center in North Carolina recognized as a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Additionally, we are honored to be named one of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek , among numerous other prestigious accolades.
Minimum Requirements
- Masters Degree (M.A. or M.S.) from a university program certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Holder of a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in the area of speech-language pathology and N.C. license is preferred; however, suitable CFY candidates will be considered
- Must possess specific/current knowledge in the field of speech-language pathology including adult neurogenic communication disorders and swallowing disorders
- The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age, specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's departmental policies and procedures
- Deliver outstanding customer service that upholds CarolinaEast's Standards of Excellence.
From CarolinaEast Health System's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →The Delta Companies (Delta Healthcare Providers)Locum tenens agency
Travel physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists placed by Delta Healthcare Providers, part of The Delta Companies.
Places: Therapy & rehab
AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency
Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in North Carolina, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About CarolinaEast Health System
CarolinaEast Health System hires nurses, imaging techs and nursing assistants in New Bern, North Carolina.
Hires in North CarolinaPay on its listings: shown on each listing that states it
More physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
A licensed therapist?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
CarolinaEast Health System openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from CarolinaEast Health System's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.