Local Contract Speech Language Pathologist - $48 per hour

Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist | Discipline: Therapy | Start Date: 08/24/2026 | Duration: 12 weeks | 40 hours per week | Shift: 8 hours (08:00 AM - 04:30 PM) | Employment Type: Local Contract | Location: High Point, NC

About the role

The Speech Language Pathologist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in-home setting for the older adult population. The in-home setting could be a patient's private residence or in a patient's room in an assisted living facility or independent living facility. This role allows the Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat in the most functional environment, which is the patient's home.

The Speech Language Pathologist organizes and provides speech-language services to facilitate rehabilitation. They direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, as well as facilitate the learning of skills and functions essential for communication and swallowing. This position promotes and maintains health within the scope of practice and consistent with the Code of Ethics of the profession, offering a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise CFYs, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedules, timely clinical and billing documentation requirements, and work-related meetings.
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences, and other related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address the comprehensive needs of the patient.
• Consult with other members of the rehabilitation team and the physician to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient.
• Adapt program and/or plan of care according to the needs of the individual patient.
• Promote a safe environment and enforce the elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order supplies and equipment as necessary; clean, maintain, identify, and report the need for repair of equipment.
• Prioritize patient service, ensuring residents and families receive high-quality care in a compassionate atmosphere that recognizes individual needs and rights.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures.
• Synthesize information and interpret examination findings to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, and determine the predicted level of improvement and time required.
• Identify precautions/contraindications and design a plan of care in collaboration with the patient and caregivers.
• Implement the speech-language pathology treatment plan and complete all related documentation and record-keeping.
• Provide services including but not limited to:
  • Cognitive-communication
  • Speech intelligibility
  • Oral motor skills
  • Swallowing disorders/dysphagia
  • Perceptual abilities
  • Orientation and memory
  • Pragmatics and psychosocial expression
  • Functional communication
  • Case management skills in the home and community
• Coordinate the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instruct patients in their use.
• Facilitate identification of hearing deficits and appropriately refer for assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and/or personal amplification.
• Select appropriate activities suited to the individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Instruct patients in the skills and techniques required for participation in therapeutic activities and evaluate patient progress, attitudes, and behavior related to rehabilitative potential.
• Perform routine reexamination as needed/required to modify or progress the plan of treatment.
• Coordinate care in the home and community with other members of the interdisciplinary team in collaboration with the referring physician.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Valid Speech Language Pathologist license in the state(s) of practice or proof of license eligibility.
• Possess or be eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow.
• Valid driver's license or reliable, independent transportation to and from patients' residences.

Skills

• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Compliance

• Comply with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies, and procedures, including those within the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act, and HIPAA.
• Participate in required orientation and training programs.
• Promptly report concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison, or the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.
• Cooperate with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.
• Participate, as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement activities.