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BAYADA Home Health Care
Sanford, North Carolina

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / ST - Home Health

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$63-$67/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / Speech Therapist, ST for a per diem opportunity performing home health visits for adult and geriatric clients in homes throughout Chatham, Lee and Northeast Randolph counties in North Carolina.

As a home health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / Speech Therapist, ST you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

  • Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / Speech Therapist, ST Responsibilities:
  • Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
  • Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
  • Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.

Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.

Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.

Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

  • Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / Speech Therapist, ST Qualifications:
  • A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in North Carolina.
  • Experience working with adults and geriatrics.
  • Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

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  • Additional Information: Base pay, depending upon qualifications: $63-67 per point.
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Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will perform home visits to evaluate, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients with speech, language, or swallowing difficulties. They are responsible for developing and revising treatment plans while educating patients and families on rehabilitative care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in North Carolina. Experience working with adult and geriatric populations is required, along with solid computer skills.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningCommunication disordersSwallowing disordersPatient educationClinical documentationGeriatric careAdult careInterdisciplinary collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 53% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$131k–$139kSpeech-Language Pathology median $99k (middle half $95k–$109k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$143k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in North Carolina227 active6,935 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 53% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 8% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,517 in the last 30 days1,361 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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

25 jobs
9
<$115k
3
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
5
$145k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs
401k / retirement match
63%
CME allowance
41%
Loan repayment
33%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Dragonfly Cares · Dix Hills, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

Speech Therapist (ST)- Columbus

Home Care Providers Group · Dublin, Ohio

starting at $75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist

$64-$74/hr
#4

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

$65-$70/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

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 6,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Training and scholarship opportunities
Career advancement tracks

Living in Sanford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,734/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
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.

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