Pediatric Feeding Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Speech Language Pathologist)

Marshall Pediatric Therapy; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &/

Vision; short-term disability; life

AI-assisted documentation support

401(k) with company match

CEU reimbursement up to $1,000/year

Tuition discount EKU Advantage Program

Opportunities for Specialty Pathways

Job summary

Marshall Pediatric Therapy in Lexington, KY is seeking a Pediatric Feeding Therapist (OT or SLP) to manage feeding caseloads for children from 0 to 21. The role offers full-time and part-time opportunities with a competitive compensation structure based on experience.

The team emphasizes collaboration with pediatricians, NICU follow-up teams, and specialists. A family-centered clinic culture supports growth, ongoing learning, and telehealth options where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Must hold Kentucky OT license or KY SLP license with ASHA-approved master’s program.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.
• Experience with oral motor, sensory feeding, and texture/food progression.
• Experience with infants to 21 years and medically complex cases including bottle feeding and tube weaning.

Responsibilities

• Provide feeding therapy to children aged 0–21 as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with therapists, physicians, and families to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Document progress and communicate clearly with families and team while coaching home carryover.

Skills

Oral motor treatment

Sensory feeding

Tube weaning

Telehealth interest

Education

Kentucky OT license

NBCOT certification

ASHA-CCC or equivalent master's with ASHA curriculum

Tools

Telehealth platforms

Documentation software

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Lexington - Lexington, KY, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Join our Team!!

Pediatric Feeding Therapist (OT or SLP)

Highly competitive compensation based on years of experience and related specialties

Full-time and part-time opportunities available

A baby who cannot coordinate a bottle, a toddler whose safe list has dropped to three foods, a child weaning off a tube and learning to trust a spoon. Those are the referrals that reach us from pediatricians, specialists, and NICU follow-up teams across Central Kentucky. Feeding is a specialty here, and those referrals go to occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists who carry feeding on their caseload every week, with oral motor work, sensory feeding, tube weaning, and tethered oral tissues.

We have been doing this since 2013, and we have stayed strong and steady through every season. Pediatric therapy never stops changing. We have met each shift head on, kept our footing, and kept growing, adding new tools and building out specialty paths along the way. Because a therapist owns this company and not an outside investment firm, that growth gets chosen on purpose. That steadiness is part of why our team members stay 5, 8, and 10 years and still find room to grow.

“Marshall Pediatric Therapy is an incredible place to work and I plan to be here for many many years. The management and onboarding from day one is positive, uplifting, and geared for your benefit. I firmly believe that everyone in this company wants to see me succeed.” — Physical Therapist, Lexington

We are family-owned, built on a belief that you cannot care for a child without caring for the whole family around them. It takes a village, and for more than 2,000 families across Central Kentucky, Marshall has become part of that village. Pam Marshall, OTR/L, founded the practice and owns and runs it with her husband, Jim. We work by five values, love, excellence, happiness, family, and courage, and you feel them in how we treat each other and our families.

A look at the benefits, most of them 100% employer-paid for full-time staff:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, life, direct primary care with no copays, and professional liability insurance
• Up to 184 hours of PTO and holiday pay a year, growing with tenure, including a full week off at Christmas
• Flexible scheduling, including a 4-day workweek option
• AI-assisted documentation support
• 401(k) and Roth with up to a 4% company match, annual merit raises, and monetary or earn-back PTO bonuses
• Room to grow into the specialty areas you want, backed by CEU reimbursement up to $1,000 a year, up to 16 hours of CEU PTO, and in-house learning continuums
• Up to 40 paid hours a year to serve on a volunteer Mission trip
• EKU tuition discount through the EKU Advantage Program
• Opportunities to grow into our Intensive Therapy program

You’re a good fit if:

• You are an Occupational Therapist with current Kentucky OT licensure and NBCOT certification or a Speech-Language Pathologist with current Kentucky licensure and a master's degree from a university with ASHA approved curriculum
• You hold current CPR and First Aid certification
• You want feeding to be a core part of your weekly caseload with children ages 0 to 21, and you bring hands-on experience with oral motor treatment, sensory-based feeding, and texture and food progression
• You are comfortable with infants and medically complex children, including bottle and breastfeeding support and tube weaning, and you can read a swallow study and turn the recommendations into a treatment plan
• You like collaborating on a multidisciplinary team
• You take pride in seeing both your patients and your team grow
• You communicate clearly with your team, with families, and in your documentation, and you coach parents through home carryover programs
• You have experience with, or interest in learning, telehealth
• You bring training in one or more approaches, such as SOS, Beckman, Talk Tools, food chaining, or TOTS
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus

We hire intentionally, because fit matters more than filling a seat. For candidates moving forward, the process includes a job shadow, time in the clinic to meet the team, ask questions, and get to know Marshall.