Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Prava Therapy • Redwood City, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Prava is seeking a part-time, California-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist to join its clinical team at Kensington Place Redwood City, a senior living community in Redwood City, California. The role provides speech therapy in residents’ home environment, with care focused on communication, cognition, swallowing, functional independence, dignity, and participation in everyday life. The clinician works with residents across varying needs, including different stages of memory loss and more complex cognitive needs.

The SLP collaborates with caregivers, nurses, families, activities and life enrichment teams, and other clinicians. The work includes evaluating and treating swallowing and feeding concerns within the clinician’s scope of practice, supporting cognitive-communication skills, and helping residents communicate needs, participate in activities, and remain as independent and connected as possible. The role emphasizes individualized, functional care and adapting strategies to each resident.

Prava provides modern technology, a therapy platform with AI-enabled documentation tools, clinical standards and resources, mentorship, a clinical community, and operational support. The clinician is embedded in the community rather than providing intermittent, isolated care. The part-time role may offer opportunities to grow clinically, contribute to the Prava model, and expand the role as the community and program grow.

Requirements

• California-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Strong clinical skills in cognition and/or swallowing.
• Comfortable collaborating with caregivers and families.
• Able to translate complex clinical information into understandable language.
• Creative, patient, and curious.
• Able to work independently while remaining highly collaborative.
• Takes pride in the quality of clinical work.
• Believes dignity and autonomy are part of clinical care.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with older adults.
• Understanding of dementia and neurodegenerative conditions, or a desire to become exceptionally skilled in working with them.
• Senior living experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat swallowing and feeding-related concerns within scope of practice.
• Support residents’ cognitive-communication skills and functional independence.
• Develop strategies that help residents communicate needs and participate in conversation and activities.
• Create environmental and communication strategies to reduce frustration and increase participation.
• Support safe and meaningful mealtimes.
• Help caregivers understand communication approaches for residents experiencing cognitive change.
• Help families understand changes in residents’ abilities and what may be preserved.
• Collaborate with caregivers, nurses, families, activities and life enrichment teams, and other clinicians when residents’ function or communication changes.
• Adapt therapy to residents’ individual needs and everyday lives.
• Help residents maintain connection, choice, dignity, and participation in their community.

Benefits

• Modern technology and a therapy platform with AI-enabled documentation tools.
• Clinical infrastructure, including standards, resources, mentorship, and a growing clinical community.
• Operational support.
• Opportunities for clinical growth and to contribute to the Prava model, with the possibility of expanding the role as the community and program grow.

What This Job Offers

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