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LCMC Health
New Orleans, Louisiana

Outpatient Pediatric Speech Pathologist - Westbank

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callFull-Time
Posted 2mo ago

About the Role

Outpatient pediatric SLP. Days only. No nights. New grads welcome. Children's Hospital in New Orleans. Nationally ranked. Work with kids.

Join LCMC Health as a Outpatient Pediatric Speech Pathologist - Westbank in New Orleans, Louisiana. Your job is more than a job. The Speech Pathologist is responsible for diagnosing and providing therapy for any of the following patients: neonates, infants, toddlers, school age children, adolescent and young adults, and adults who demonstrate disorders of communication and swallowing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assessment Skills: Delivers clinically appropriate evaluation and therapy services to patients who present with disorders of communication and swallowing.
  • Evaluates and provides treatment for developmental disorders, clinical dysphagia, Modified Barium Swallow study, speaking valve and oral motor disorders.
  • Delivers clinically appropriate evaluation and therapy services.
  • Ensures evaluations are timely and accurate.

Requirements

  • New graduates must obtain Certification of Clinical Competency by ASHA within one year of hire.
  • 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.

Benefits & Compensation

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Work with LCMC Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Licensure & Certifications

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology and be licensed through the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Basic Life Support certification is required, and new graduates must obtain ASHA certification within one year.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Speech TherapyCommunication Disorder DiagnosisSwallowing Disorder TherapyClinical Dysphagia TreatmentModified Barium Swallow StudyOral Motor DisordersPatient AssessmentEMR DocumentationPediatric CareTreatment Planning

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Louisiana's cost-of-living index is 90.0 (US average = 100) — Louisiana ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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About LCMC Health

Hospitals and Health Care
New Orleans, LA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Days shift
New grad friendly (CFY available)
Children's Hospital - nationally ranked
PSLF eligible