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BAYADA Home Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$70-$80/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem Home Health position serving Senior Living Communities throughout the Lehigh Valley.

In this role, you'll help older adults improve their communication and quality of life while receiving care in the comfort of their own homes. As part of a collaborative care team, you'll provide personalized therapy services that support clients' independence and well-being.

Home health experience is a plus, but not required. We're looking for a caring, dedicated clinician who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

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Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Responsibilities

  • Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
  • Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
  • Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.

Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.

Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.

Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Qualifications

  • A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania
  • Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;

Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or;

Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.

Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Additional Information

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications and subject to negotiation:
  • $70.00 - $80.00 per point

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

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BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will perform home visits to evaluate, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for patients with communication or swallowing difficulties. They are also responsible for developing and revising care plans while educating patients and families on rehabilitative care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Pennsylvania license as a Speech Language Pathologist and possess a certificate of clinical competence or be eligible for one. Proficiency in computer skills and experience with electronic medical records are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationDiagnosisTreatment planningPatient educationDocumentationSwallowing therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 60% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$146k–$166kSpeech-Language Pathology median $130k (middle half $97k–$146k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$160k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Pennsylvania228 active6,873 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 60% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment279 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,419 in the last 30 days1,428 the 30 days before (+69%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs
10
<$120k
4
$120k-135k
9
$135k-150k
4
$150k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Dragonfly Cares · Dix Hills, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRNPer Diem

EmpowerMe Wellness · Northridge, California

$68 per hour
#3

Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist

$49.91-$61.66/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist | SLP

$55-$62/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,751 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Training and scholarship opportunities
Career advancement tracks

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.