Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health Care
Listed compensation
$85/visit
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Job Description
Home Health Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) – Flexible Schedule
About the Role
Are you looking for a rewarding speech pathology career that offers true autonomy, a flexible schedule, and the opportunity to make a deeply personal impact? OakMed West Home Nursing & Rehabilitation can help you with that!
OakMed West is seeking compassionate, licensed Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care directly to patients in the comfort of their homes. In this role, you will evaluate patients to identify speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders through clinical assessments, standardized tests, and patient interviews —all within the comfort of their homes.
Compensation
$85 per completed 1-hour patient visit
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients to determine speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing deficits.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on patient needs and physician orders.
- Provide skilled speech therapy interventions in the home setting.
- Monitor patient progress and revise treatment plans as needed to achieve established goals.
- Educate patients, family members, and caregivers regarding treatment plans, safety techniques, communication strategies, and home exercise programs.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
- Complete required assessments, evaluations, progress notes, recertifications, and discharge summaries.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Participate in case conferences and interdisciplinary care planning activities.
- Identify changes in patient condition and communicate findings to the appropriate healthcare provider.
- Promote patient independence, safety, and quality of life.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program
- Current Speech Therapist (SLT) license in the State of Michigan
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience preferred (home health or clinical setting)
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance
- Ability to meet physical demands including lifting up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- CPR certification preferred
Why Join Us
- Flexible Scheduling: Shape your daily schedule around your personal life and achieve a genuine work-life balance.
- Supportive Team Environment: Work independently in the field while staying connected to a deeply collaborative team.
- Opportunity to Make a Direct Impact: Experience the reward of treating patients 1:1 in their own environment, where you can see the direct results of your care.
About OakMed Home Nursing & Rehabilitation
OakMed West specializes in providing high-quality in-home healthcare services for patients throughout the greater Grand Rapids area. Our mission is to deliver compassionate care while supporting healthcare professionals with a flexible and supportive work environment.
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Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health Care at AmeriStaff Services a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,922 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
AmeriStaff Services holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 14 active listings.
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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