Clinical Speech Pathologist - Outpatient - Pediatric Feeding Team
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Job Description
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Job Title
Clinical Speech Pathologist - Outpatient - Pediatric Feeding Team
Location: Cleveland
Facility
Childrens Hospital Rehabilitation
Department: Feeding Program-Children's Institute
Job Code: D23021
Shift: Days
Schedule: 8:30am-6:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients. This includes interpreting and reporting test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, providing counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and their families, and determining therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.
A caregiver in this role works full-time from 8:00am to 6:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Select assistive speech devices to improve patient's communication.
- Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.
- Provide observations about hearing and other behavior to help determine the need for other services.
- Maintain records of all services.
- Communicate results and recommendations for improving communicative function to referral sources and outside agencies such schools and employers.
- Maintain speech pathology equipment and materials.
Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting, purchase of new equipment or materials.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s Degree in Speech/language Pathology
Hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology (Must hold (SP) license in current state upon start date)
Hold Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Completed nine-month Clinical Fellowship Year
- Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- 5 or more years of prior pediatric feeding experience
- Prior behavioral feeding experience
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Manual dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to perform tests.
Personal Protective Equipment
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Key Responsibilities
The Speech Pathologist will perform diagnostic tests to evaluate communication and swallowing functions in pediatric patients. They are responsible for developing therapeutic plans, providing patient education, and maintaining accurate clinical records.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in speech/language pathology and possess a valid Speech-Language Pathology License. A Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and completion of a nine-month Clinical Fellowship Year are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey 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, 64% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.0 / 10 · above average in speech-language pathology | ranked against 7,476 Speech-Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Pediatrics median $102k (middle half $83k–$123k)226 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New Jersey index 108.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in New Jersey | 11 active | 635 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 64% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment104 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,218 in the last 30 days | 746 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +5.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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