Speech Therapist (Home Health)
Company: Floyd HomeCare of Summerville
Location: Cartersville
Posted on: February 8, 2026
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Job Description:
Speech Therapist (Home Health) at Floyd HomeCare of Summerville
summary: As a Speech Therapist in Home Health, you assess and treat
patients with speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive
impairments to improve their communication and overall well-being.
You collaborate with healthcare teams to develop and implement
personalized treatment plans while monitoring patient progress.
This role emphasizes patient-centered care, professional autonomy,
and ongoing career development within a supportive healthcare
environment. We are hiring a Speech Therapist (SLP). At Floyd Home
Health a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring,
belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come
from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the
communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can
find a home for your career here. ? ?As a Speech Therapist, you can
expect:? • the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient
relationships • continuing education and tuition reimbursement
opportunities • independence and autonomy • career growth
possibilities ?Give your passion to serve others and your drive for
better, more advanced quality healthcare. 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. •
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. • 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. • Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing
thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable
standards of practice. • Observes, records, and reports to the
supervising nurse and/or physician the patient's response to
treatment and changes in the patient's condition. • 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. License Requirements • Must be currently licensed in
Speech Therapy in the state of • Current CPR certification • Must
have a current driver's license and vehicle insurance, and access
to a dependable vehicle or public Keywords: speech therapy, home
health, patient assessment, communication disorders, swallowing
therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, treatment planning, healthcare
collaboration, licensed speech therapist, patient care
Keywords: Floyd HomeCare of Summerville, Marietta , Speech Therapist (Home Health), Healthcare , Cartersville, Georgia
