Speech Language Pathologist SLP $10K Sign on Bonus

Make a Meaningful Impact—One Home at a Time! Are you a passionate Speech Therapist ready to bring life-changing care directly to patients in the comfort of their homes? Join our dedicated home health team and help adults overcome speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing challenges. From aural rehabilitation to innovative AAC solutions, your expertise will empower individuals to communicate more clearly and live more fully.

About the role

Amedisys is a leading provider of home health, hospice and high-acuity care, dedicated to helping patients and families navigate the complex healthcare system. With a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care, you would be joining a team of professionals committed to improving the lives of those they serve.

Pay

Hourly rate: $48.75 – $56.25. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Sign-on bonus: $10,000.

Schedule

Part-time, weekdays.

Benefits

• Community-based care centers with a supportive and inclusive work environment
• Better work/life balance and increased flexibility compared to other settings
• Job stability and the opportunity to advance with a growing company
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be — in their homes

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

Qualifications

Required:

• Current, unencumbered license to practice speech pathology specific to the state you are assigned to work
• 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:

• One (1+) year of experience in speech pathology

Note: If the SLP‑CCC certification has not been obtained, the candidate must be placed into the SLP Clinical Fellow (100910) job. Clinical Fellowship (CFY) is the transition between student and independent practice which involves an SLP supervisor, hour requirements and mentoring.