Speech Language Pathologist

ST / SLP

in Charlottesville, Virginia and surrounding areas!

Discover a new path in speech therapy that makes caring for patients personal and rewarding. As an SLP for Interim HealthCare , you'll help patients find hope and healing through home-based speech therapy designed to overcome their challenges and increase their quality of life.

Interim HealthCare is the nation's first home care company and a leading employer of SLPs. We believe the best care happens at home where patients are at ease and therapy is customized to their unique needs. If you share our passion for personalized patient care, you are made for this!

Our Speech Language Pathologists enjoy some excellent benefits:

• Competitive per visit rates ($70 - $110/visit)
• 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Disability/Life Insurance offered

As a Speech Therapist, here's a big-picture view of what you'll do:

• Provide home-based speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury
• Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and OT, focused on the patient's plan of care and established goals
• Observe and evaluate a patient's ability to communicate, swallow and process information
• Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient goals are met
• Assist with mouth, breathing and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation and reading
• Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices and self-care

A few must-haves for Speech Language Pathologists:

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in Virginia
• Minimum of 2 years of speech therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• CPR Certification
• Good clinical judgement, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy and compassion
• Valid Driver's License and/or reliable transportation

Interim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.