Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health | Flexible Sched

Job Description

Job Description

 

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) – Home HealthFlexible Schedule | Competitive Pay | Full-Time, Part-Time & PRN Opportunities Make a Difference While Enjoying Work-Life Balance

Are you a compassionate Speech Language Pathologist looking for a rewarding career with flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful patient relationships?

At Adara Home Healthcare , we are committed to providing exceptional home health services while supporting the well-being of our employees. As a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, you'll work one-on-one with patients in their homes, helping them improve communication, cognition, swallowing function, and overall quality of life.

Join a team that truly cares about both its patients and its staff.

This is an in-person field-based position.

Coverage Areas

We are currently hiring Speech Language Pathologists to serve patients in:

• Thornton
• Brighton
• Aurora
• Longmont
• Commerce City

Why Join Adara Home Healthcare?

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive compensation
• Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN opportunities
• Independence and autonomy in patient care
• One-on-one patient interactions
• Supportive clinical leadership team
• Opportunity to work close to home
• Growing, patient-centered organization
• Meaningful work that changes lives

Position Summary

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provides skilled speech therapy services to patients in their homes in accordance with physician orders and the established plan of care. The SLP evaluates and treats communication, cognitive, language, voice, and swallowing disorders while collaborating with physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary care team to maximize patient outcomes.

QualificationsRequired

• Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program
• Current Speech Language Pathologist license in the State of Colorado
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) preferred
• Current CPR certification or ability to obtain upon hire
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and automobile insurance
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound clinical judgment

Preferred

• Home Health experience
• OASIS experience
• Two (2) or more years of Speech Therapy experience
• Experience treating adult and geriatric populations

Essential Job Duties

• Complete speech therapy evaluations and ongoing reassessments.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on physician orders and patient needs.
• Assess and treat speech, language, communication, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders.
• Evaluate patients for dysphagia and provide swallowing therapy as appropriate.
• Establish measurable treatment goals and monitor patient progress.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding communication strategies, swallowing precautions, cognitive support techniques, and home exercise programs.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care.
• Complete and submit evaluations, progress notes, reassessments, recertifications, discharge summaries, and other required clinical documentation in a timely manner.
• Complete OASIS assessments, transfers, resumptions of care, recertifications, discharges, and significant change assessments according to agency requirements.
• Utilize ICD-10 diagnoses and coding appropriately.
• Communicate patient progress and changes in condition to physicians and clinical leadership.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences, peer review activities, quality assurance initiatives, utilization review, and QAPI programs.
• Maintain compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation, federal, state, and agency regulations.
• Observe patient confidentiality and safeguard protected health information.
• Maintain current licensure and CPR certification.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is:

• Compassionate and patient-focused
• Organized and self-motivated
• Comfortable working independently
• Strong in clinical decision-making and critical thinking
• Passionate about helping patients communicate effectively and safely swallow
• Committed to providing exceptional patient care

Work Environment

• Home Health field position
• Travel between patient homes within assigned territory
• Occasional attendance at agency meetings, training sessions, and care conferences

Compensation

Compensation is negotiable based on experience.

• Competitive per-visit compensation
• Hourly compensation for meetings, training, and administrative responsibilities
• Additional compensation details discussed during the interview process