SLP-Home Health

About the role

Explore opportunities with Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses. We provide home health, hospice and community-based services that help people receive quality care where they feel most comfortable: at home. Rooted in personalized care, we support patients and provide comfort through each stage of their health journey, while building trusted relationships along the way. As a Speech Pathologist, you'll provide skilled in-home evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognition, voice, and swallowing disorders. You'll partner with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to improve communication, safety, independence, and quality of life through personalized care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing disorders in adults
• Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered license to practice speech pathology specific to the state you are assigned to work
• Driver's License and access to reliable transportation
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) with completed graduate course work and a clinical practicum at a college or university whose program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
• Current CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Speech Pathology

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $82,824 to $124,236 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.