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LCMC Health
New Orleans, Louisiana

Speech Pathologist - Feeding Experience Preferred

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time
Posted 3mo ago

About the Role

Speech Pathologist with feeding experience preferred at Children's Hospital in New Orleans. Day shift. New graduates welcome.

Join LCMC Health as a Speech Pathologist – Feeding Experience Preferred 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.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join LCMC Health as a Speech Pathologist – Feeding Experience Preferred.

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. BLS certification is required, and new graduates must obtain ASHA certification within one year of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Speech TherapyDysphagia TreatmentModified Barium Swallow StudyCommunication Disorder DiagnosisOral Motor DisordersPatient AssessmentEMR DocumentationClinical SupervisionFeeding TherapyPatient Care Coordination

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Speech Pathologist - Feeding Experience Preferred position at LCMC Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no night shifts. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Louisiana, Speech-Language Pathologist listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$94k across 48 listings, vs ~$98k nationally (7,209 listings).

Speech-Language Pathologist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

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This role scores 1.7/10 on work-life balance for Speech Language Pathologist roles.

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