Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Prava Therapy•Frederick, MD

37d•$40 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team within a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community offering Assisted Living and Memory Care in Frederick, Maryland. This community emphasizes a holistic wellness philosophy—focusing on an active lifestyle, personalized care, life enrichment, resort-style amenities, and continuous engagement. Residents value independence, connection, health, and maintaining an active, fulfilling life. You'll get to know your residents, their routines, and the activities that matter most to them.

Requirements

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Strong clinical competence across the full scope of adult/geriatric SLP practice
Thoughtful clinical reasoning and individualized care
Clear communication skills
Ownership of resident outcomes

Nice To Haves

Believes great therapy isn't simply about completing a speech worksheet or administering a standardized screening. It's about helping someone do more of what matters to them.
Believes every intervention should have a functional, real-world purpose.
Believes residents should be appropriately challenged—not underestimated.
Believes independence, autonomy, and quality of life are clinical priorities.
Believes proactive clinical identification, aspiration prevention, and mealtime support matter.
Believes environmental adaptation, AAC integration, mealtime protocols, and caregiver education are essential components of skilled therapy.
Believes functional outcomes matter more than simply completing treatment minutes.
Believes strong clinical relationships lead to better care.
Enjoys building genuine relationships with residents.
Values independence, autonomy, and resident choice.
Enjoys collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, dining staff, wellness teams, and community leaders.
Is curious, compassionate, and committed to continued professional growth.
Wants to make a meaningful impact in an active, upscale senior community.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive evaluations and develop individualized, evidence-based plans of care across all adult/geriatric SLP domains.
Assess and treat disorders in cognitive-communication, language (aphasia), speech production/voice (dysarthria/apraxia/dysphonia), swallowing/dysphagia, pragmatic communication, and functional AAC/environmental memory supports across both Assisted Living and Memory Care settings.
Target functional medication management, calendar use, financial tasks, and daily routine organization from a cognitive-linguistic perspective.
Identify subtle changes in cognitive, communicative, or swallowing function to support proactive care and prevent complications like aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, or malnutrition.
Educate residents, families, caregivers, nursing, and dining staff on custom communication strategies, cognitive support tools, safe swallowing protocols, and dietary modifications.
Collaborate with physicians, ENT specialists, community leadership, dining services, wellness professionals, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
Monitor progress and modify treatment plans based on clinical presentation and functional outcomes.
Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation.
Participate in care coordination, interdisciplinary team conferences, and discharge planning as appropriate.
Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, compassion, professionalism, and continuous learning.