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VNA of Florida
Spring Hill, Florida

Speech Therapist (ST) Home Health Care Visits Hernando County

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

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Job Description

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Home Health

[Hernando County] [PRN]

Join a Home Health Leader with 50 Years of Service

For 50 years, Visiting Nurse Association of Florida (VNA) has been helping patients heal, recover, and remain independent at home. As a trusted nonprofit home health provider, we offer meaningful work, flexible schedules, supportive leadership, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and families every day.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct speech and swallowing evaluations
  • Develop individualized therapy plans
  • Treat communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders
  • Educate patients and caregivers
  • Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams
  • Maintain documentation

What You'll Need

  • Active Florida SLP License
  • Home health experience preferred
  • Strong assessment and communication skills
  • Ideal For: Speech therapists, speech-language pathologists, dysphagia specialists

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • Flexible scheduling and work-life balance
  • Local patient assignments
  • Competitive pay
  • Supportive clinical and leadership teams
  • Free CEUs and professional development opportunities
  • Health, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits for eligible positions
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Join a trusted organization serving Florida for 50 years
  • If you're passionate about helping others and want to build a rewarding career with a respected home health organization, we'd love to hear from you.
  • VNA of Florida 50 Years of Compassionate Care The Heart of Home Care
  • Equal Opportunity Employer | DFW

Key Responsibilities

Conduct speech and swallowing evaluations while developing individualized therapy plans for patients. Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to treat communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

Requirements

Requires an active Florida Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) license. Previous home health experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech therapySwallowing evaluationCommunication disordersCognitive disordersDysphagia treatmentPatient educationCaregiver educationInterdisciplinary collaborationHome health care

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $135k (middle half $109k–$146k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Florida432 active6,937 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 46% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 2% offer loan repayment451 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,626 in the last 30 days1,391 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+2.6% 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.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
8
<$95k
6
$95k-115k
2
$115k-135k
6
$135k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
80% this job
CME allowance
44% this job
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual Speech Language PathologistContract

Liberty Education Solutions · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$72 per hour
#2

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Santa ClaraPer Diem

CVHCare · Santa Clara, California

Up to $140,000
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Contra Costa

Up to $140,000
#4

Speech Language Pathologist

$60-$65/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,936 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About VNA of Florida

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Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Work-life balance
Local patient assignments
Competitive pay
Free CEUs
Health, dental, vision, and 401(k) for eligible positions
Career growth opportunities

Living in Spring Hill

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k
Typical market rent
$1,858/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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