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Outpatient Pediatric Speech Pathologist - Westbank
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
Key Skills
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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