Independent SLP for Home Health — Field-Based Impact

Adaptive Home Health, LLC; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptive Home Health, LLC is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) for in-home, field-based care. This full-time role involves delivering skilled SLP visits, evaluating communication and swallowing, and driving outcomes for patients in their homes.

You will work Monday–Friday with occasional weekends, travel throughout the assigned territory in Michigan, and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team. Michigan SLP license is required, and you will help patients and caregivers with practical

Qualifications

• Active Michigan SLP license (in good standing).
• Strong clinical reasoning and ability to operate independently in the field.
• Comfort identifying red flags and escalating changes in condition to RN/MD.
• Strong caregiver education skills (teach-back, carryover planning).
• Strong communication and documentation.
• Reliable follow-through on orders, frequencies, and patient goals.
• Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory.

Responsibilities

• Own outcomes, not just visits: you are accountable for the patient’s SLP plan, progression, and functional outcomes.
• Complete comprehensive in-home SLP evaluations and deliver skilled SLP visits.
• Assess and treat (as ordered/clinically indicated): Aphasia and other communication disorders; Cognitive-communication impairment; Dysphagia screening/assessment and swallow safety education.
• Build and execute a clear plan of care with measurable, functional goals.
• Drive multidisciplinary coordination: communicate changes in condition, align on orders, and keep the care team moving.
• Coach patients/caregivers with practical strategies and routines that actually get done.
• Document promptly and thoroughly — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Caregiver education

Clinical reasoning

Independent fieldwork

Education

Michigan SLP license

Job description

Adaptive Home Health, LLC is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) for in-home, field-based care. This full-time role involves delivering skilled SLP visits, evaluating communication and swallowing, and driving outcomes for patients in their homes.

You will work Monday–Friday with occasional weekends, travel throughout the assigned territory in Michigan, and coordinate with a multidisciplinary team. Michigan SLP license is required, and you will help patients and caregivers with practical