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Walnut Creek, California

Speech Therapist (ST) – Oakland

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Earnings $60.09-$70.19/hr

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Urgently Hiring – Licensed Speech Therapist (ST)
  • Speech Therapist (ST) - Home Health
  • Oakland & Alameda
  • $125,000-$146,000 Estimated Annual Base Earnings
  • $60.09-$70.19 Per Hour
  • Guaranteed Full-Time Pay
  • Company Vehicle Available
  • Performance Bonuses Paid Every Pay Period + Quarterly Bonus Opportunities
  • Qualified candidates are typically contacted within 1 business day.

At Health Link Home Health, we built our model around a simple idea: SPEECH THERAPISTS SHOULD FOCUS ON PATIENT CARE.

  • Not the paperwork.
  • Not the scheduling.
  • Not the route planning.
  • Not chasing signatures.
  • Not coordinating DME deliveries.
  • Not chasing visits just to make a full paycheck.
  • Not waiting until 7 PM to find out if a patient confirmed.
  • Not spending evenings catching up on documentation.

Our responsibility is to keep clinicians productive, supported, and paid for their time. Patient cancellations, refusals, and schedule changes happen in home health. Your paycheck should not have to suffer because of them.

If your day runs longer, you are paid for the additional time worked. If you work efficiently and finish early, your guaranteed daily pay remains the same.

  • How Health Link Supports Clinicians
  • Dedicated scheduling team to help coordinate visits and keep your day organized
  • Clinical coordination support for physician communication, orders, and follow-up
  • Authorization and DME support so you can stay focused on patient care
  • AI-assisted documentation technology designed to reduce charting time and after-hours paperwork
  • AI-assisted route planning and territory management designed to reduce unnecessary drive time
  • Company vehicle available to reduce wear and tear on your personal vehicle
  • Strong referral volume and stable local caseloads
  • Responsive clinical leadership and 24-hour clinical support
  • Full benefits package
  • We believe a full-time job should fit into an 8-hour workday.

Qualifications

  • Active California Speech Therapist License
  • Valid driver's license
  • Home health experience preferred, but not required.
  • Why Health Link

For more than 20 years, Health Link Home Health has served patients throughout the Bay Area and built a reputation for clinical excellence, responsive service, and strong patient outcomes.

Health Link has maintained Medicare's highest 5-Star Quality Rating while consistently delivering outstanding patient outcomes, including rehospitalization rates below industry averages.

Health Link Home Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech therapy services to patients in a clinical setting. Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to improve communication and swallowing abilities.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningRehabilitation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Health Link holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 7 active listings.

In California, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$111k (142 salary observations; 334 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,208 salary observations; 4,685 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$136k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution11 jobs · 10 employers

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Walnut Creek

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,158k
Typical market rent
$2,959/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
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.

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About Health Link

Hospitals and Health Care
San Francisco, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed Full-Time Pay
Company Vehicle Available
Performance Bonuses Paid Every Pay Period
Quarterly Bonus Opportunities
Full benefits package
Dedicated scheduling team
Clinical coordination support
Authorization and DME support