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New Orleans, Louisiana

Speech Pathologist - PRN Float

Speech-Language PathologistNo nightsPer Diem

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Job Description

Your job is more than a job.

You're looking for a career opportunity and we're looking for a speech pathologist who is passionate about diagnosing and providing therapy for patients with communication and swallowing disorders. And btw, we’re passionate too about how we deliver healthcare with heart.

As Speech Pathologist, you’re a valued member of our rehabilitation team planning, organizing and coordinating therapy and care for all types of speech and swallowing difficulties.

Motivation and inspiration with an occasional standing ovation are your secret sauce as your patients achieve new milestones along their communication rehabilitation journey. You love what you do, and we love championing you as a teacher, mentor and really great human being.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this specialized speech pathology role.

Your Everyday

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and work alongside physicians, nurses, and therapists to ensure optimal outcomes.

Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.

Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.

Develop a treatment plan and deliver clinically appropriate, timely and accurate evaluation and therapy services for patients with communication and swallowing disorders.

Evaluate and provide treatment for developmental disorders, clinical dysphagia, speaking valve and oral motor disorders and document results in the EMR.

Provide speech therapy to patients with various diagnoses using appropriate strategies based on patient’s age, evidence, and best practices.

Supervise students, clinical fellows, therapy technicians, and volunteers as needed

Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.

Advise and consult with supervisor when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.

Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources.

Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked

The Must-Haves

Minimum

Master's Degree in Speech Pathology

  • Licensed Speech Therapy through the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
  • Current American Heart Association BLS certification.

Work Shift

  • Days (United States of America)
  • LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

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  • Your extras
  • Deliver healthcare with heart.
  • Give people a reason to smile.
  • Put a little love in your work.
  • Be honest and real, but with compassion.
  • Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
  • Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
  • See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
  • Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
  • Love what makes you, you - because we do
  • You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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Key Responsibilities

The Speech Pathologist will evaluate and provide therapy for patients with communication and swallowing disorders while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. They are responsible for developing treatment plans, documenting results in the EMR, and supervising clinical staff and students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Pathology and possess a valid license from the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. A current American Heart Association BLS certification is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Dysphagia treatmentPatient evaluationTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationEMR documentationPatient educationClinical supervisionCommunication disordersSpeaking valve managementRehabilitation therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 62% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in speech language pathologyranked against 6,775 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $101k (middle half $93k–$121k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Louisiana55 active6,867 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 62% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,493 in the last 30 days1,310 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,775 Speech Language Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs
9
<$110k
7
$110k-130k
9
$130k-150k
4
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs
401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
42%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech and Language PathologistContract

Enspire Consulting Group · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$70-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

Kalesta Healthcare Group · Sacramento, California

$72-$80/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,775 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,633/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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