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Mobile, Alabama

Home Health Speech Therapist

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Job Title: Speech Therapist
  • Job Location: Mobile, AL
  • Job Type: PRN

We are looking for a Speech Therapist to join our Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Mobile area and surrounding communities! At Access Home Health, our employees enjoy:

  • Creating lasting connections with individuals and families across the community.
  • Experiencing genuine appreciation and gratitude from those we serve.
  • Having the confidence of strong support, stability, and balance between work and life.
  • Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees.

Position Overview

The Speech Therapist is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. A few position highlights include:

Provide service within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of Speech Therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.

Evaluate the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests. Assist the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care.

Treat patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice.

Instruct the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate.

The Must Haves

  • Current Speech Therapy license in the state where services are rendered.
  • Current CPR certification, driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
  • Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned.

Full Time Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Access Home Health, an affiliate of The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG), is the employer for this position as stated in the job posting.

The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health, hospice, and home care 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.

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 is responsible for assessing and evaluating patient needs related to speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. They will develop and implement therapy plans while coordinating care with the broader healthcare team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Speech Therapy license in the state of practice and possess a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. A current CPR certification is also required to perform duties across multiple patient residences.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCommunication disordersSwallowing disordersCognitive impairment treatmentCare planningDiagnostic testingPatient educationCaregiver instruction

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs

10
<$90k
4
$90k-110k
5
$110k-130k
11
$130k-150k
1
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$46.57-$72.29/hr
#2

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$61.5-$71.75/hr
#3

Speech-Language Pathologist - FMLA

$50-$70/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist

$60-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,768 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mobile

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$193k
Typical market rent
$1,280/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Mobile, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

401(k) Matching
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Vision Insurance