Pediatric Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist Above average in Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology)No weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$43.09-$66.47/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 46m ago · Verified live

Job Description

The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. In addition, this position is responsible for consulting, educating and training patients, families, and caregivers and for collaborating with care teams and stakeholders to deliver quality, patient centered care.

Bring your pediatric speech therapy expertise to Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, where you'll join a highly collaborative outpatient rehabilitation team dedicated to exceptional patient and family care. This full-time position offers an attractive four-day workweek with four 10-hour shifts.

We are seeking a compassionate, family-centered Speech Language Pathologist, with strong preference for experience supporting infants with complex feeding needs, committed to helping children thrive through every stage of development.

Essential Functions

Provides skilled, quality clinical services utilizing standard of care, and evidence and outcomes-based practices, with appropriate goals, duration, and intensity of service.

  • Complies with system and regulatory requirements and guidelines for documentation, billing, and working hours.
  • Maintains effective and appropriate communication and relationships with peers, patients, families, caregivers and both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Participates in mentoring and supervision of students and new hires
  • Participates in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration/consensus with leader
  • Participates in continuous improvement initiatives as part of the Intermountain Operating Model
  • Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service standards.
  • Meets established productivity/efficiency standards for the department or service line.

Participates in and promotes continuing education opportunities for self and staff, seeking new learning opportunities according to licensure requirements.

Skills

  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Versatility
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Detail Oriented
  • Time Management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Adaptability
  • Active Listening
  • Dependability
  • Compassion

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech Language Pathology or equivalent
  • Current licensure in state of practice
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
  • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) Preferred

Physical Requirements

Employees need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

If driving is required, current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record

Location

Primary Childrens at Lehi

Work City

Lehi

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.09 - $66.47

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating various communication and swallowing disorders in a pediatric outpatient setting. They will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide patient-centered care and participate in mentoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical evaluationDiagnosisFeeding supportInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist at Intermountain Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) — ranked against 637 active Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 78% have no call, 93% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution11 jobs · 9 employers

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#2

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#3

School Speech-Language Pathologist - Brooklyn

$75-$95/hr
#4

School Speech-Language Pathologist - Manhattan

$75-$95/hr
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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology)

  • No weekends

Living in Lehi

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$482k
Typical market rent
$2,203/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Health insurance
Dental and vision coverage
Continuing education opportunities