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Los Angeles, California

Speech Therapist (SLP) for Home Health

Speech-Language PathologistContract

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Job Description

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve in Van Nuys area specifically.

FeldCare Connects is currently seeking a self-motivated Speech Therapist to deliver premier excellence of care and is enthusiastic about working with adults of all ages.

The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs in treating speech and language disorders, training functionality in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Pathologist determines a treatment plan, executes interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and monitors the patient's progress effectively.

A Speech Therapist for Home Health Must

Interpret, plan, establish, and execute a proper treatment program in accordance with the physician's referral.

Look over, record, and report the patient's response to treatment and any alterations in the patient's condition.

Instruct, teach, and monitor patients, their families, and other health team personnel regarding speech therapy procedures as related to the patient's therapy program.

  • Make recommendations based on the home setting and individual needs of the patient.
  • Keep a record of each patient visit and incorporate detailed notes into the medical record.

Review the patient's responses to treatment and make recommendations to the physician related to the need of continuing or discontinuing the speech therapy treatment.

Qualifications

  • Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages
  • Speech Therapist license and registration by the state

Completion of an Accredited Speech Therapist Program

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (in speech pathology or audiology) granted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • Bilingual a plus!
  • We provide our clinicians with resources to be successful and maintain work-life balance:
  • Flexibility: make your own schedule and work in the area of your preference
  • Independence: be your own boss, earn above-average compensation, and write off expenses
  • Administrative Support: assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, & quality assurance
  • Purpose: join a group that shares your passion for helping people

If you are interested in learning more about the exciting opportunities with FeldCare Connects, please visit feldcareconnects.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Therapist is responsible for assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans for speech and language disorders, and monitoring progress. They also provide instruction to families and health team personnel while maintaining detailed medical records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningCommunication disordersSwallowing therapyCognitive impairment treatmentMedical record documentationClinical interventionPatient monitoringFamily education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Therapist (SLP) for Home Health at FeldCare Connects a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,691 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In California, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (110 salary observations; 225 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 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

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Salary Distribution37 jobs · 33 employers

10
<$100k
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$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
3
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings for work-life

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

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About FeldCare Connects

Hospitals and Health Care
Westlake Village, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Independent contractor
Administrative support