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Elara Caring
Kennebunk, Maine

Speech Language Pathologist SLP

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$80/point

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Posted 21h ago · Verified live

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

  • Medical Social Worker MSW PRN Home Health
  • Make a Difference Beyond the Clinical Visit

A patient’s well-being depends on more than medical care. Your support can help patients and families access resources, navigate challenges, and remain safely at home.

Elara Caring is hiring a compassionate PRN Medical Social Worker to support home health patients and families throughout Portland and surrounding southern Maine communities.

This position gives you the independence to work directly with patients in their homes while remaining connected to an experienced interdisciplinary team. Your guidance, advocacy, and community knowledge can make a lasting difference for patients and their families.

  • Why You’ll Love This Opportunity
  • Build meaningful relationships with patients and families
  • Provide personalized, one-on-one support
  • Work independently in the community
  • Collaborate with a supportive interdisciplinary team
  • Help patients access essential services and resources
  • Enjoy flexibility based on patient needs and visit availability
  • Access continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Receive tuition reimbursement if eligible
  • Participate in a 401(k) with company match
  • Access medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and additional benefits based on eligibility
  • What You’ll Do
  • Assess patients’ psychosocial, emotional, financial, and environmental needs
  • Complete initial social work evaluations and follow-up visits
  • Provide counseling, education, advocacy, and emotional support
  • Connect patients and caregivers with community programs and financial resources
  • Identify barriers affecting patient safety, recovery, or independence
  • Help patients and families navigate healthcare and community services
  • Participate in developing and updating individualized Plans of Care
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, and other care team members
  • Support discharge planning and continuity of care
  • Communicate concerns or changes affecting patient well-being
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • What You’ll Bring
  • Master’s or Doctoral degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Current Maine Social Worker license in good standing
  • At least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting
  • Strong counseling, communication, documentation, and advocacy skills
  • Knowledge of community programs and available patient resources
  • Ability to work independently in patients’ homes
  • Willingness to travel throughout the assigned service area with 50% travel required

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

Must possess a valid driver's license, maintain an acceptable driving record, OR have reliable transportation to travel between patient homes and assigned work locations

Bring Your Expertise Where It Matters Most

Use your social work experience to help patients overcome barriers, access essential resources, and remain safely at home.

Apply today and help us care where our patients call home. Compensation for this position is $80 per point, based on the company’s good-faith estimate at the time of posting.

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 https://careers.elara.com/us/en/benefits

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

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients’ psychosocial, emotional, financial, and environmental needs, and provide counseling, education, advocacy, and support. Connect patients and caregivers with community resources, contribute to care planning and discharge planning, coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, and complete timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a master’s or doctoral degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program, a current Maine social worker license, and at least one year of healthcare social work experience. Candidates need strong counseling, communication, documentation, and advocacy skills, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel throughout the service area and frequently lift, push, or support up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentPatient AdvocacyPatient and Family EducationCommunity Resource NavigationHealthcare CoordinationIndependent Work

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Kennebunk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$628k
Typical market rent
$2,669/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME 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

Continuing education and professional development opportunities
Tuition reimbursement if eligible
401(k) with company match
Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and additional benefits based on eligibility