--- title: Speech Language Pathologist description: BrightSpring Health Services is hiring for the Speech Language Pathologist role in Dexter, ME. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/speech-language-pathologist-at-brightspring-health-services-01a15aac-c56d-7590-9ba5-27c259a2ce24 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join BrightSpring Health Services as Speech Language Pathologist in Dexter, ME. Pays $45–$55 per hour. Temporary, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/nbroh7.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [BrightSpring Health Services](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/brightspring?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Bucksport, ME | | **Salary** | $50/hr - $55/hr | | **Type** | Temporary | | **Posted** | Oct 20, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** BrightSpring Health Services sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 15 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for BrightSpring Health Services. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $83,000 – $109,000 a year (median $95,000). ## Description ## Our Company Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation ## Overview **Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)** **PRN / Paid-Per-Hour**Neuro-Focused Home & Community Rehab 📌 **CAREER NOTE:** Looking for full-time work instead? We are actively offering a **$10,000 Sign-On Bonus** for select full-time, salaried roles in our regional hubs! - **Position Type:** PRN / Per Diem - **Compensation:** * **Clinical & On-Site Documentation Rate:** Competitive HOURLY rates / Paid-Per-Hour! * **Dedicated Drive Time Rate:** $40.00 / hour (Paid for qualifying travel time in accordance with company routing policies) * **Travel Support:** Mileage reimbursement 📍PRN Openings:We build tight, localized patient routes. PRN clinicians are matched only to the specific geographic hub closest to their home base: - **Southern Hub:** Portland area - **Central Hub:** Augusta & Waterville area - **Midcoast Hub:** Thomaston area - **Penobscot / Eastern Hub:** Dexter & Bucksport area ⭐️ Why Clinicians Love This PRN Role: - **Paid for Your Commute:** Unlike traditional models where driving cuts into your pay, we offer a separate hourly rate for your qualifying drive time between sessions, plus mileage reimbursement, according to our hub's routing guidelines. - **Zero Take-Home Paperwork:** Documentation is built directly into your on-site treatment block and paid at your full clinical rate. Everything is buttoned up 100% on-site so work stays at work. - **Thoughtful, Clustered Scheduling:** We respect your time and gas tank. We build your caseload intentionally within your regional hub to keep you local—no "road warriors" here. - **Ultimate Flexibility & Autonomy:** Full control over your week, caseload size, and schedule layout with 1:1 focused patient care. - **Neuro-Focused, Functional Caseloads:** High-quality, meaningful rehab where you see real-world progress. 🧠 About the Role:This is not a traditional clinic-based speech therapy role. We deliver neuro-focused rehabilitation in home and community settings—where communication, cognition, and swallowing challenges show up in real life. You will help adult patients rebuild the ability to communicate, think, and participate in daily life after a neurological injury or illness. 💼 What You Will Support: - Cognitive-communication recovery - Speech and language rehabilitation - Swallowing and functional safety - Real-world communication in home and community settings *If you want to see real functional communication progress—not just structured therapy tasks—this is the kind of work that stays with you.* ## Responsibilities **What you will do:** Responsibilities listed include but not limited to: - Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans of patients with speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders - Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences - Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources - Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members - Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes ## Qualifications **What you will need:** - Minimum of a Master’s Degree from an accredited Speech Language Pathology program - Valid Speech Language Pathology license in the state(s) of practice - Current CPR Certification in accordance with state regulations - A minimum of one year’s work experience as a Speech Language Pathologist - Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury preferred - Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions - Ability to lift 50 pounds - Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures - Duties require fine motor skills,visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods - Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times - A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on specific location policy, local and state regulations to verify employee is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations ## About our Line of Business Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care. It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities. By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit www.rehabwithoutwalls.com. 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