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Speech Pathologist-Home Based

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Provides home-based, direct therapy intervention and consultative services to patients. Patient population may comprise children ages birth to three through Indiana's Early Intervention Program, First Steps.

Provides services in collaboration with the family's natural environment via evidence-based treatments and early intervention practices that address speech, language, and feeding/swallowing development in accordance with the established Individualized Family Service Plan.

Completes developmental assessments and refers for medical or other professional services that may be necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of children with communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills. Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

  • Requires a Master's Degree from an accredited academic program in speech pathology; or, if foreign trained, graduation from a speech pathology education program outside the US with educationally equivalent coursework accepted by Indiana PLA.
  • Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.
  • Requires current licensure in the state of Indiana.
  • Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
  • May require credentialing for certification as an early interventionist.
  • Requires a certificate of clinical competence awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or eligibility for this certificate.
  • Advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
  • Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
  • IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
  • A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
  • With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
  • At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
  • Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state.

We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Pathologist provides direct, home-based therapy and consultative services to patients, primarily children from birth to three through the First Steps program, utilizing evidence-based practices for speech, language, and feeding/swallowing development. This role involves completing developmental assessments and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to adhere to the Individualized Family Service Plan.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in speech pathology (or an educationally equivalent foreign degree accepted by Indiana PLA) and hold current licensure in the state of Indiana. Required credentials include ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (or eligibility) and Basic Life Support certification, with 0-3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Speech DevelopmentLanguage DevelopmentMulti-disciplinary Team CollaborationASHA Certification

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist-Home Based at IU Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,883 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 42% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 10% in speech language pathologyranked against 6,883 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Indiana214 active6,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 42% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIndiana speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 13% offer loan repayment223 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,596 in the last 30 days1,378 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,883 Speech Language Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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