Speech Pathologist

Job overview

The Speech Pathologist role is onsite in Shreveport, LA, providing skilled in-home evaluation and treatment. Salary is $74,936–$112,404 per year. Amedisys, part of the Optum family, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services that support care at home. The pathologist evaluates and treats speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders in adults. The role also supports aural rehabilitation and augmentative and alternative communication systems, helping patients improve communication, safety, independence, and quality of life through personalized care.

What you'll do

• Prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat adult speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders
• provide aural rehabilitation for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
• provide augmentative and alternative communication systems for individuals with severe expressive or language comprehension disorders.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

speech pathologist

shreveport la

optum

amedisys

home health

$74,936–$112,404/year

speech and language disorders

swallowing disorders

aural rehabilitation

aac systems

ccc-slp

cpr certification

in-home care

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility.

Why this role

In-home care role; requires a current state license, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), CPR certification, and reliable transportation.

About the employer

Optum is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.