In-Home Speech-Language Pathologist (FT) – Sign-On Bonus

Atrium Health; Albemarle (NC); On-site; USD 52,348 - 78,523; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short‑/long‑term disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Atrium Health in Stanly County seeks a Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist to provide in-home assessments, diagnoses, and therapy within a multidisciplinary team.

You will manage patient caseloads, document progress, and collaborate with physicians to update care plans, ensuring high-quality patient outcomes and compliance with regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology; current state licensure required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required per policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation in line with the established plan of care and MD orders.
• Collect pertinent data from in-home patient assessments, telephonic contacts, and related EMR information.
• Evaluate patients to determine rehabilitation needs, potential for achievement, and develop a plan of care in collaboration with the patient’s physician.
• Implement the plan of care, perform speech therapy services as certified by the physician, and coordinate care for a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Maintain communication with the multidisciplinary team, providing updates on schedules, patient data, or physician orders.
• Integrate short- and long-term goals from the plan of care into therapy, documenting progress in visit notes, monthly progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Support effective communication and collaboration with physician oversight and branch supervision, ensuring timely feedback regarding patient condition or plan changes.
• Conduct ordered treatments, therapies, and procedures in compliance with the Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists, Home Health Conditions of Participation, TJC, Medicare Guidelines, OASIS, and agency policy.

Skills

Speech-language pathology

Home health

Patient care

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology

State licensure

Tools

EMR

BLS certification

Job description

Department

39121 AH at Home HH: Stanly - Home Care Speech Therapy

Department

39121 AH at Home HH: Stanly - Home Care Speech Therapy

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Mon- Fri 830-5pm.

This position is Sign-On Bonus eligible, up to $15,000.00 for qualified applicants. Internal teammates are eligible for a $7,500.00 Referral Bonus.

Pay Range

$38.20 - $57.30

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the daily management of an assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation to meet the patent needs/services as prescribed in the established plan of care and per MD orders.
• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation from patient assessments in the home setting, telephonic contacts and/or related EMR information available.
• Evaluates the ST patient to determine the rehabilitation needs, potential for achievement, and develops a plan of care in conjunction with the patient's physician.
• Establishes and implements plan of care, performs ST services certified by the patient's physician, and directs the care coordination of a multidisciplinary clinical team approach to promote health and safe outcomes.
• Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data or needs, and physician orders.
• Incorporates short and long-term goals established in the plan of care into therapy, as evidenced by documentation in visit notes, monthly progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Supports effective communication and collaboration with the physician oversight, and branch supervision to ensure timely feedback regarding patients' condition and/or need for changes in the plan of care.
• Remains and performs ordered treatments, therapies, and/or procedures in accordance with The Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Home Health Conditions of Participation, TJC, Medicare Guidelines, OASIS and agency policy and procedures.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 50 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Ability to travel extensively during all seasons to assigned patients place of residence. Works in a variety of home environments and conditions. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions. Ability to work flexible schedule to meet patients' needs. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids.
  
  

Education, Experience And Certifications

• Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology as well as current state licensure required. BLS required per policy guidelines.
  
  

Our CommitmenttoYou

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  
  

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
  
  

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Responsible for an assigned group of patients, typically geographically related and accountable for the oversight and overall management of the speech therapy services in the home setting. The speech therapist provides direct patient care in accordance with an established plan of care to address the patient needs, individual goals and physician ordered services.