Speech Therapist (ST) | Home Health (56685)
Listed compensation
$90-$120/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Job Location: IL LIBERTYVILLE - Libertyville, IL 60048
- Position Type: PRNSalary Range: $90.00 - $120.00 Hourly
- Job Shift: Day
Home Health Speech-Language Therapist in Libertyville, IL and surrounding areas Discover a new path in speech therapy that makes caring for patients personal and rewarding.
As a Home Health Speech Therapist 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 Home Health Speech Therapist. 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 Home Health Speech Therapist enjoy some excellent benefits: 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes Clinician Friendly EMR!
Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University As a Home Health 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 Home Health Speech Therapist: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in Illinois Minimum of 1 year of speech therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare CPR certification Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations Good clinical judgement, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy and compassion Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs).
Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first.
Join a nationwide network of SLPs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.
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.
Key Responsibilities
Provide home-based speech therapy to patients experiencing communication, swallowing, or cognitive difficulties resulting from illness or injury, collaborating within a home health team to meet established goals. Responsibilities include observing, evaluating, conducting assessments, documenting progress, assisting with specific exercises, and educating patients and families on the care plan.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology along with an active SLP license in Illinois, and a minimum of one year of speech therapy experience, preferably in home healthcare. A current CPR certification and knowledge of state and federal home health regulations are also mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 43 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 53% have no call, 35% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$218k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Illinois | 181 active | 6,904 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 53% no call · 35% no weekends43 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 9% offer loan repayment215 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +6.4% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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