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Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$55-$70/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Per Diem Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Home Health | Wellesley, MA | Earn up to $160/Visit!

Ready to take your speech therapy expertise beyond the traditional healthcare setting? Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services (VRNS) is seeking a motivated Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our home health team in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Enjoy the flexibility of a Per Diem schedule while providing personalized care, building patient relationships, and making a difference one visit at a time!

Position Highlights

  • Per Diem Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) position
  • Earn up to $160 per visit
  • Flexible scheduling and independence
  • Minimum of one year of clinical experience required
  • Mileage and licensure reimbursement
  • Supportive clinical and administrative leadership
  • Ongoing training and professional development
  • USA Today Top Workplaces Winner – 2024, 2025 and 2026

Your Role in Home Health

As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), you'll provide skilled speech therapy services in patients' homes, helping individuals improve communication, cognitive function, swallowing, and overall quality of life. You'll assess patient needs, develop individualized treatment plans, provide therapeutic interventions, educate families, and coordinate care while building meaningful connections.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing assessments
  • Develop and implement individualized speech therapy treatment plans
  • Provide skilled interventions for speech, language, voice, and cognitive-communication disorders
  • Evaluate and treat swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
  • Monitor patient progress and recognize changes in functional abilities
  • Educate patients and caregivers on therapeutic techniques, treatment plans, and strategies to support progress
  • Coordinate care with physicians and other healthcare professionals
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Promote patient safety, independence, and continuity of care

Why Choose VRNS?

At Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services (VRNS), we're clinician-owned and clinician-focused. We provide the clinical and administrative support speech-language pathologists need to deliver quality care. Our ABI Waiver Program helps provide consistent scheduling while allowing clinicians the flexibility and independence of Per Diem work.

Join Our Team!

If you're a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) seeking flexible Per Diem work, competitive per-visit pay, and a supportive team, we invite you to apply. Join VRNS and make a difference in your community!

Requirements

Need to Have

  • Current Massachusetts Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) license
  • Minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience
  • Afternoon availability

Nice to Have

  • Previous home care experience
  • Monday–Friday availability

Weekend Availability

Join the VRNS team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients while enjoying the flexibility of per diem home care speech-language pathology!

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Cognitive-communication assessmentSwallowing assessmentDysphagia treatmentTreatment planningPatient educationCare coordinationVoice disorders

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 55% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.7 / 10 · above average in speech language pathologyranked against 6,751 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$114k–$146kSpeech-Language Pathology median $120k (middle half $106k–$125k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$123k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Massachusetts164 active6,933 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 55% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment171 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,426 in the last 30 days1,431 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,751 Speech Language Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 28 employers
12
<$115k
2
$115k-130k
9
$130k-145k
5
$145k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Dragonfly Cares · Dix Hills, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRNPer Diem

EmpowerMe Wellness · Northridge, California

$68 per hour
#3

Speech Therapist (SLP) - Mobile Outpatient

$63 /Hr
#4

Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist

$49.91-$61.66/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.7
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,751 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services

Home Health Care Services
Mansfield, Massachusetts
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Mileage reimbursement
Licensure reimbursement
Ongoing training and professional development

Living in Wellesley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.48M
Typical market rent
$4,030/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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