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Signature Healthcare at Home
Burlington, Washington

Speech Therapist Home Health

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 47m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Signature Healthcare at Home is seeking to add a PRN Speech Therapist for Island County!

This position would cover Whidbey Island (Coupeville, Oak Harbor, Langley, Greenbank, Clinton, Freeland) for home health speech therapy services.

This position works Monday through Friday day shift, with self-directed scheduling dependent on patient needs and territory. If you enjoy a high level of autonomy, travel and meeting patients where they are, apply today!

Duties and Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the on-going interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, their family / representative(s) and caregiver(s).

Provides patient, family and/or caregiver education, counseling, and refers patient to other home health services as appropriate.

  • Identifies functional speech defects and establishes a plan of care to improve function.
  • Administrates speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic techniques and/or equipment.
  • Communicates with the physician responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners on an on-going basis to inform of patient's condition and progress.
  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • Must have a master's or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology and be licensed in the state of practice.
  • Must possess and maintain licensure to practice in the state of Washington.
  • A minimum of one year's clinical experience is required; home health experience is preferrable.

Possess and maintains throughout employment an active driver's license, auto insurance policy and basic lifesaving CPR.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of home health experience.
  • Familiarity with the Homecare Homebase / Pointcare EMR system.
  • Schedule, Pay and Benefits
  • PRN / Part-time schedule, no set hours or days.
  • Hourly pay $50 - $60 per hour, eligible for overtime.
  • Reimbursed for mileage.
  • This position is not eligible for participation in the company's insurance benefit offerings.
  • Contact us if this role sounds like you!
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  • Exceptional In-Home Healthcare | Signature | Oregon & Washington

Providing Life-Changing Service | Pennant

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.

Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at pennantgroup.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Therapist will conduct interdisciplinary assessments and develop individualized plans of care for patients in their homes. They will also provide patient and caregiver education while coordinating with physicians to monitor progress and improve functional speech outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology and possess an active Washington state license. A minimum of one year of clinical experience is required, along with a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Home health carePatient assessmentCare planningPatient educationClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Therapist Home Health at Signature Healthcare at Home a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,691 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Washington, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$106k (34 salary observations; 53 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (776 salary observations; 2,889 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$114k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

7
<$120k
2
$125k
11
$135k-150k
5
$156k
2
$165k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
63%
PSLF eligible
9%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Pediatric Home Health

Pivot Home Health · Brighton, Colorado

$166k – $193k
#2

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$65.01-$91.01/hr
#3

Speech Pathologist Inpatient

$47.46-$75.24/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, PT Inpatient

$49.48-$72.11/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,691 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Burlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$555k
Typical market rent
$2,144/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Mileage reimbursement
Self-directed scheduling