Speech Therapist / SLP - Home Health Care

Become a part of our caring community
As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will help patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you will empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

Evaluate, direct, and provide speech/language pathology service to patients in the home or facility.

Participate in the development and periodic review of the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.

Use professional skills and judgment in assessing and treating disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate and minimize the effects of such disorders and conditions.

Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and applications of therapeutic treatments including audio logic screening.

Observe, record and report changes in the patient’s condition and response to treatment to supervisor and/or the physician.

Provide instruction and training to patients in the use of alternative communication systems when appropriate.

Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families and healthcare staff.

Maintain and submit documentation as required by the Company and/or facility. Prepare and submit written reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities, and progress reports as required by Company policy.

Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning.

Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct concerning confidential information. Meet the education and experience requirements for Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology granted by ASHA.

Minimum six months experience as a speech therapist / speech language pathologist.

A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required.

Home Health experience.

Pay Per Visit/Unit Rate
$Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident.

This role is part of Humana’s driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and be expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. About CenterWell Home Health
CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers—all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company
CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

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