Home Health Speech Therapist
Human Touch Home Health•Fredericksburg, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
Human Touch Home Health is seeking compassionate Speech-Language Pathologists to provide individualized, in-home speech therapy to patients in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and surrounding communities. The role focuses on helping patients improve communication, speech, language, cognitive skills, and swallowing while supporting safety, independence, confidence, and quality of life. This is a PRN, field-based position with flexible scheduling. Therapists may choose a preferred coverage area rather than serving every listed community. Visits are provided one-on-one in patients’ homes, with opportunities to build a caseload and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
- Active Virginia Speech-Language Pathologist license.
- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program.
- Strong clinical assessment and patient-care skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Reliable transportation to patient homes.
- Ability to independently manage assigned home health visits.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Home health experience.
- Experience with adult and geriatric patients.
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP).
- WellSky experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing evaluations.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on patient needs and physician orders.
- Provide skilled therapy for communication, speech, language, and cognitive impairments.
- Evaluate and treat swallowing disorders within the scope of professional practice.
- Help patients improve memory, attention, problem-solving, and functional communication.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers on therapeutic strategies and home programs.
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as appropriate.
- Collaborate with nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physicians.
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation using WellSky.
- Follow applicable Medicare, Virginia, and agency requirements.
- Promote patient safety, independence, and quality of life.
Benefits
- Competitive PRN compensation.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Choice of preferred coverage area.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Opportunities to build a caseload.
- One-on-one patient care.
- Supportive clinical leadership.
- Collaborative interdisciplinary team.
- Professional growth opportunities.
