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Elara Caring
Litchfield, Illinois

Speech Language Pathologist SLP Home Health PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60-$70/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description

Speech Language Pathologist

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting.

Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Being a part of something this great, starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Speech-Language Pathologist with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring Mission?

  • Work in a collaborative environment.
  • Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference

Competitive Compensation Package

  • Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(K) with employer match
  • Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
  • Pet insurance
  • As a Speech-Language Pathologist, you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:
  • Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Evaluates the Speech-Language pathologist patient to determine the rehabilitation needs and potential for achievement and develops a plan of care in accordance with the findings.

Admits the patient and assesses speech-language therapy and all other needs according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines. Makes the initial therapy evaluation visit and re-evaluates the patient’s speech language therapy needs during each visit. Makes follow-up assessments according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines.

Initiates plan for patient safety, using the patient, family, and community resources.

Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the appropriate supervisor, the physician, and other team members involved with patient care.

Participates in the implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning. Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.

Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the Plan of Care, per agency policy.

Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care, into therapy care, as evidenced by documentation in therapy notes. Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.

Performs direct Speech-Language pathology services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.

Selects diagnostic and therapeutic materials appropriate to patient needs. Instructs and provides patients and/or their caregiver in the home therapy program providing modification and clarification when necessary.

Assures clinical notes indicate continuing communication and coordination of services with physician, other staff, and disciplines.

Ensures that all therapy notes, supply log/visit logs are accurate and turned into the office according to office policy.

  • Physically demanding, high stress environment
  • Full range of body motion including handling, lifting and transfer of patients
  • Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable

What Is Required?

  • Master’s degree from an accredited educational program in Language Pathology
  • Current, unrestricted SLP license in the state of work
  • Minimum one (1) year of experience as a SLP in a clinical care setting
  • Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.

Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment

Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.

Must be able and willing to travel 50%

The low end of the compensation range is $60.00 to the high end up to $70.00 per point, which can include additional earnings for work beyond quota, bonuses, on-call, or other performance-based compensation variables.

Elara Caring determines compensation based on education, job related knowledge, skills, training, and experience. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location.

You will report to the Branch Director, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor or designee.

Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements.

Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruiting@elara.com.

Pay & Benefit Information: Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at careers.elara.com

EVerify: Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates patient rehabilitation needs and develops comprehensive plans of care in accordance with OASIS and PPS guidelines. They provide direct therapy services in the patient's home and coordinate care with physicians and other healthcare team members.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and possess a current, unrestricted SLP license. A minimum of one year of clinical experience and the ability to travel within the designated branch area are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPlan of care developmentOASIS documentationPPS regulatory complianceHome health careClinical assessmentDiagnostic materialsCaregiver instructionClinical documentationInterdisciplinary communicationPatient transferTherapeutic intervention

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 57% 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 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 contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs

7
<$120k
4
$120k-135k
8
$135k-150k
7
$150k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Litchfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$154k
Median resident rent
$675/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Elara Caring

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education opportunities
Comprehensive insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
401(K) with employer match
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Family and pet bereavement
Pet insurance