Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Prava Therapy • Redwood City, CA

63d • $55 - $65 • Onsite

About The Position

Prava is seeking a part-time Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join their clinical team at Kensington Place Redwood City, a senior living community. This role focuses on providing therapy within the resident's home environment, emphasizing functional application of skills to improve communication, cognition, swallowing, and overall independence. The SLP will collaborate with caregivers, nurses, families, and other clinicians to support residents with various needs, including dementia and cognitive changes, aiming to preserve dignity, autonomy, and connection to the community.

Requirements

• California-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
• Strong clinical skills in cognition and/or swallowing
• Understands dementia and neurodegenerative conditions—or wants to become exceptionally good at working with them
• Thinks functionally rather than simply diagnostically
• Comfortable collaborating with caregivers and families
• Can translate complex clinical information into language people actually understand
• Creative, patient, and curious
• Can work independently while remaining highly collaborative
• Takes pride in the quality of their clinical work
• Believes dignity and autonomy are part of clinical care—not something separate from it

Nice To Haves

• Senior living experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Helping a resident with dementia communicate a need that others are struggling to understand
• Developing strategies that help a resident participate more successfully in conversation
• Supporting cognitive-communication skills that allow a resident to remain as independent as possible
• Evaluating and treating swallowing and feeding-related concerns within your scope of practice
• Helping caregivers understand how to communicate with residents experiencing cognitive change
• Creating environmental and communication strategies that reduce frustration and increase participation
• Supporting safe and meaningful mealtimes
• Helping families understand what is changing—and what can still be preserved
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team when a resident's function or communication changes
• Helping residents remain connected to the people and activities that matter to them

Benefits

• Modern technology
• A therapy platform designed around clinicians, including AI-enabled documentation tools.
• Clinical infrastructure
• Standards, resources, mentorship, and a growing clinical community.
• Operational support
• An embedded model
• A chance to grow

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed