Home Health Speech Therapist

2 months ago
Knoxville, TennesseeFull TimeSpeech-Language Pathology
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join UT Medical Center Home Care Services as a Home Health Speech Therapist in United States. Job Title: Home Health Speech Therapist Job Location: Knoxville, TN Job Type: Full-Time We are looking for a Speech Therapist to join our Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Knoxville, TN area and surrounding communities!

Key Responsibilities

  • Must be able to reliably commute to multiple patient residences daily within the geographic area assigned.
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  • provide healthcare services through home health, hospice, and home care agencies and senior living communiti.
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Requirements

  • S: 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.

Benefits & Compensation

  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UT Medical Center Home Care Services as a Home Health Speech Therapist.

Key Skills

Speech TherapyPatient CareCommunicationSwallowing DisordersCognitive ImpairmentsAssessmentEvaluationDiagnostic TestingTherapy Plan DevelopmentFamily InstructionHealthcare Team CoordinationFunctional TrainingCPR CertificationLicensingTransportationDependability
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Home Health Speech Therapist position at UT Medical Center Home Care Services includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Speech-Language Pathology — Psychologist Career Context

This Speech-Language Pathology position at UT Medical Center Home Care Services is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Speech Therapy, Patient Care, Communication, Swallowing Disorders, Cognitive Impairments, Assessment, Evaluation, Diagnostic Testing. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Speech-Language Pathology role.

Core responsibilities: The Speech Therapist is responsible for assessing and evaluating patient care needs related to speech and language disorders. They will provide treatment and instruction to patients and their families, coordinating with other healthcare team members.

Benefits package: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Pre-Tax Savings Accounts, Ancillary Benefits, 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Pre-Tax Savings Accounts
Ancillary Benefits
100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago

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