Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Prava Therapy • Poway, CA

63d • $50 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

Prava is seeking a part-time Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our clinical team at ActivCare Communities, which are thoughtfully designed senior living communities. ActivCare Communities combine highly individualized care, 24/7 nursing, specialized memory care, and the ability to support residents as their needs change. This role is not a traditional SLP role; you will be working in the residents' home environment, seeing how communication, cognition, swallowing, and functional independence affect their daily lives. You will collaborate with caregivers, nurses, families, and other clinicians, making therapy functional in a way that is difficult to replicate in a traditional outpatient setting. The focus is on the person and their ability to connect, be understood, participate, and maintain dignity and autonomy, rather than solely on the diagnosis.

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

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 where you become part of the community
• A chance to grow clinically, contribute to the Prava model, and expand your role

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level