Speech-Language Pathologist — Home Health

Job overview

The Speech-Language Pathologist — Home Health role is onsite in Butler, GA. Compensation is $70,992–$106,488 per year. Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services to support care at home. The pathologist evaluates and treats adults with speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders. The role also includes aural rehabilitation and augmentative and alternative communication systems, partnering with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to support communication, safety, independence, and quality of life.

What you'll do

• Prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders in adults
• provide aural rehabilitation for individuals 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-language pathologist

home health

butler ga

optum

amedisys

full-time

$70,992–$106,488/year

$7,500 sign-on bonus

ccc-slp

cpr certification

speech and language disorders

swallowing disorders

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility
• $7,500 sign-on bonus for external candidates.

Why this role

Home health setting; $7,500 sign-on bonus for external candidates; requires current state license, CCC-SLP, and CPR certification.

About the employer

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