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LCMC Health
New Orleans, Louisiana

Outpatient Speech Pathologist - Westbank

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

About the Role

Outpatient SLP role. Day shift. Work at a nationally ranked children's hospital in New Orleans. New grads welcome. No call or weekends mentioned.

Join LCMC Health as a Outpatient 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.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join LCMC Health as a Outpatient Speech Pathologist - Westbank.

Licensure & Certifications

Requires a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology and licensure through the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Must possess AHA Basic Life Support certification and obtain ASHA Certification of Clinical Competency within one year for new graduates.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Communication Disorder DiagnosisSwallowing Disorder TherapyClinical Dysphagia TreatmentModified Barium Swallow StudyOral Motor DisordersPatient AssessmentEMR DocumentationTreatment PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Education

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Outpatient Speech Pathologist - Westbank 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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About LCMC Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Day shift schedule
Supportive culture
Work at nationally ranked Children's Hospital