Speech Language Pathologist

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Care for others—and yourself—in a therapy career designed for work-life balance.

As a Home Health SLP for Interim HealthCare, you'll play a vital role in a patient's restoration while enjoying the freedom and flexibility that comes from ordering your own schedule.

About Our Company

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation's first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs).

Operating through 300 offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first.

Your Responsibilities as a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist

• Provide home-based speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury.
• Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT, and OT, focused on the patient's plan of care and established goals.
• Observe and evaluate a patient's ability to communicate, swallow, and process information.
• Conduct patient assessments, document progress, and ensure patient goals are met.
• Assist with mouth, breathing, and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation, and reading.
• Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices, and self-care.

Requirements for Home Health Speech Language Pathologists

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology and active SLP license in Colorado.
• Minimum of one year of speech therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare.
• CPR Certification (demonstration course required).
• No Covid Vaccination Required.
• Pass a background check and drug test (we are required to test for THC).
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations.
• Good clinical judgment, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy, and compassion.