Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist

Job overview

The Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist role is an onsite position based in Hartsville, SC, with an annual salary range of $70,992–$106,488 and a $5,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates. The position is with Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, providing home health, hospice, and community-based services. The speech-language pathologist evaluates and treats adults with speech, language, social and cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing disorders in the home. The role also provides aural rehabilitation and augmentative and alternative communication systems as appropriate, partnering with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to support communication, safety, independence, and quality of life.

What you'll do

• Provide skilled in-home evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognition, voice, and swallowing disorders in adults
• 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

home health speech-language pathologist

hartsville sc

$70,992–$106,488/year

$5,000 sign-on bonus

full-time

in-home care

adult patients

ccc-slp

cpr certification

amedisys

optum

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

$5,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates; home health care; current state speech pathology license, CCC-SLP, CPR certification, driver’s license, and reliable transportation required.

About the employer

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