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Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-time

Listed compensation

$85k-$118k

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Job Description

Become a Part of Our Caring Community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, you will:

Evaluate, direct and provide speech/language pathology service to patients in the home or facility

Participate in the development and periodic review of the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.

Use professional skills and judgment in assessing and treating disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate and minimize the effects of such disorders and conditions.

Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and applications of therapeutic treatments including audio logic screening.

Observe, record and report changes in the patient's condition and response to treatment to supervisor and/or the physician.

Provide instruction and training to patients in use of alternative communication systems when appropriate.

Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families and healthcare staff.

Maintain and submit documentation as required by the Company and/or facility. Prepare and submit written reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities and progress reports as required by Company policy.

Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning.

Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct concerning information that is confidential in nature. Share information only when the recipient's right to access is clearly established and the sharing of such information is clearly in the best interests of the patient.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum six months experience as a speech therapist / speech language pathologist
  • Current and unrestricted license

Current CPR Certification

A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required.

Preferred Qualifications

Home Health experience

Pay Per Visit/Unit Rate $54.00 - $76.00

Additional Information

TB Statement

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 32

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$85,400 - $117,500 per year

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.

Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Home Health

CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized.

As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients.

CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will evaluate and provide personalized speech and language therapy services to patients in their homes. They will also participate in the development of treatment plans and coordinate care with physicians and families to ensure patient recovery.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least six months of experience as a speech therapist and hold a current, unrestricted license. A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required for travel to patient locations.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationCare planningDiagnostic testingAudiologic screeningCommunication systems trainingPatient counseling

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, 50% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$85k–$118kSpeech-Language Pathology median $88k (middle half $84k–$89k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$108k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in North Carolina232 active6,920 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 55% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 18 employers
9
<$100k
4
$100k-120k
2
$139k
11
$140k-160k
2
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
44%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
22%
Sign-on bonus
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,778 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Center Well

Hospitals and Health Care
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company holidays
Personal holidays
Paid parental leave

Living in Hickory

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k≈ 3.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,522/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.