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Saint Louis, Missouri

Speech Language Pathologist - Pediatrics

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

St. Louis Children's Hospital has an opportunity for a Speech Language Pathologist to work in an outpatient setting. Patient population primarily includes birth-school age with a range of diagnoses and disorders, and perfect for an experienced SLP.

We Offer

  • 4 10-hour shifts
  • CEU cost coverage
  • Professional growth and development
  • Helping kids with developmental needs
  • Join our BJC Family Today!

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties.

The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Registered Speech Pathologist or Speech Therapist provides skilled speech and swallow therapy services to patients including all aspects of evaluation and treatment.

Responsibilities

Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.

Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.

Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.

  • Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.
  • Provides assessment, reassessment, and/or consultations for Speech Services.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Master's Degree

  • Speech Pathology

Experience

  • No Experience
  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • Speech-Language Pathologist

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Pathology and possess the appropriate Speech-Language Pathologist license. No prior experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningPediatric careClinical documentationPatient educationCollaborationConsultationIntervention planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist - Pediatrics at BJC HealthCare 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 635 active Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathologist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

3
<$110k
4
$110k-130k
9
$130k-150k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$65-$75/hr
#2

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Speechcom · Lawndale, California

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$61.5-$71.75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist

$60-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 635 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

4 10-hour shifts
CEU cost coverage
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development