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Grand Rapids, Michigan

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health Care

Speech-Language PathologistNo callContract

Listed compensation

$85/visit

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Posted 1mo ago

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

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentPatient evaluationTreatment planningSwallowing disorder managementCognitive-communication therapyPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

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).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

9
<$125k
4
$125k-140k
10
$140k-155k
8
$155k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,922 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,580/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
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.