Speech Therapist - Sign on Bonus
Part-timeChestertown, MDFull-time / Part-time / Per Diem$79–118K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Speech Therapist in Home Health assesses and evaluates patients with speech and language disorders and functional communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. The therapist helps determine treatment plans, provides interventions, and evaluates patient progress. The role coordinates care with the health team and instructs patients, families, caregivers, and team members in speech therapy.
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Requisition number: 1063714
Job category: Healthcare Delivery, Rehabilitation Services
Now Hiring Full Time, Part Time and PRN
Flexible Scheduling!
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full Time Hires
Explore opportunities with VNA of Maryland-Chestertown, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As the Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders, and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Therapist works to help determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and evaluates the patient's progress.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
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Evaluates the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests. Assists the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care
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Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice
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Observes, records, and reports to the supervising nurse and/or physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition
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Instructs the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
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Licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of residence
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Current CPR certification
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Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $78,800 to $118,320 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
How this job compares
Set against the 927 open Speech Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$79–118K/yr
- US median$75–112K/yr133 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $99K, is 5% above the US median midpoint ($94K) — in the middle half of Speech Therapist salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Speech Therapist jobs in Maryland and 927 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Genesis Healthcare9 open
- UnitedHealth Group (this employer)9 open
- Experience
- Speech Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (227 postings).
- Education
- 528 of the 927 open Speech Therapist jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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