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Purpose Care
Aurora, Illinois

Speech Therapist

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 25% in Speech Language PathologyNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
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Job Description

Speech Therapist

Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare and its affiliate companies [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurposecare.com%2Flocations%2F&data=05%7C02%7CPatrick.Sweeney%40purposecare.com%7C599a740572e14082f4dd08dd302c26d1%7C1309f8fade57403d9fa762869db612eb%7C0%7C0%7C638719688367884070%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=N5LXXfMx671%2ByosTL%2Fsy%2FqxxkB5o%2FY6XGJxf4vrjSyY%3D&reserved=0] are bringing healthcare home; we want you to join our team!

For Clinicians, Home Health with PurposeCare Means

  • Flexible Scheduling: Take control of your workday and enjoy a better work-life balance.
  • Lower Stress: Focus on quality care with manageable caseloads and less pressure.
  • Autonomy: Make clinical decisions independently and use your expertise to its fullest.
  • Personalized Care: Build meaningful, one-on-one connections with patients in their own homes.
  • Real-Life Therapy & Holistic Care -- Provide skilled visits that address the full scope of a patient's needs in their home, helping them overcome real challenges and make meaningful progress in their daily life and recovery.

At PurposeCare, we put people first - our clients and our team members.

We're dedicated to helping people live healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives at home. As a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest, we proudly serve over 6,500 clients every month. With our compassionate caregivers and innovative technology, we ensure that every individual gets the care and support they need to thrive in their own community.

Your care is our purpose.

As a growing company, we offer a rewarding career that makes a difference in our patients' lives and the communities that we serve. We also provide ongoing growth with training and professional development, mentor and referral programs, and opportunities to apply for positions at other PurposeCare locations.

Our PurposeCare Family Is Eligible for the Following

  • Competitive per-visit rates
  • Mileage
  • Medical & Prescription Drug Plan
  • Telehealth
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Current Speech Therapist license in the state in which you are applying
  • 1 year of speech therapist experience is required - home health and OASIS experience preferred
  • Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, which may include heavy lifting up to 50 lbs, bending, and standing
  • Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and/or access to dependable transportation
  • Ability to successfully complete a background check

Qualifications

Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare is Bringing Healthcare Home, and we want you to join our family

PurposeCare [https://purposecare.com/] is a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest and provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month carefully coordinated to keep clients healthy and safe at home. With excellent caregivers and innovative technology, PurposeCare ensures that our most vulnerable are provided with the support necessary to live full lives in their community. Your Care is Our Purpose.

As a Growing Company We Provide

  • A rewarding career making a difference, changing lives & communities
  • Schedule Flexibility
  • Ongoing growth, training & professional development
  • Mentor, on-call & referral programs
  • Opportunity to apply for positions at our other PurposeCare locations [https://purposecare.com/locations/]

Key Responsibilities

Provide skilled speech therapy visits to patients in their homes to address their specific recovery and daily living needs. Develop and implement personalized care plans to help patients achieve meaningful progress in their health and safety.

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical Decision MakingRehabilitationDocumentationPatient AssessmentTreatment Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Therapist at Purpose Care a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,381 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 84% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs

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<$110k
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$110k-130k
5
$130k-150k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
73%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
9%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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KidsCare Home Health · Fort Collins, Colorado

$60-$75/hr
#2

Full -Time Private School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Frederick, Maryland

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist

$60-$70/hr
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Speech Language Pathology

  • No call

Living in Aurora

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$321k
Typical market rent
$2,253/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Purpose Care

Home Health Care Services
Chicago, IL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive per-visit rates
Mileage
Medical & Prescription Drug Plan
Telehealth
Dental
Vision
401K
Life Insurance