Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Prava Therapy • Aliso Viejo, CA

63d • $42 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to join our team at The Covington, a nonprofit Life Plan community in Aliso Viejo serving older adults across a continuum of living and care. The Covington is a community designed around choice, freedom, flexibility, creativity, and connection—with opportunities for fitness, lifelong learning, dining, arts, social engagement, and an active lifestyle. When residents' needs change, The Covington's continuum allows them to access additional support without leaving the community they call home. This role is focused on providing speech therapy in the context of residents' lives, addressing communication, cognition, and swallowing to help them maintain independence and meaningful participation in the community. The therapy should connect to residents' lives and goals, such as participating in classes, being understood at dinner, safely enjoying meals, managing routines, communicating with loved ones, or remaining part of conversations. The Covington offers a continuum of support including Independent Living, Assisted Living, specialized Memory Care, and Care Suites, where PT, OT, and speech therapy are integrated services. The role requires assessing, thinking, adapting, educating, and problem-solving to understand what the person is trying to keep doing, rather than just focusing on the diagnosis.

Requirements

• Holds a current California Speech-Language Pathologist license
• Holds or meets applicable ASHA certification requirements
• Has strong clinical skills in adult communication and/or swallowing
• Is comfortable working with older adults and changing cognitive needs
• Thinks functionally and understands the importance of meaningful outcomes
• Builds relationships naturally with residents and families
• Communicates complex clinical information in a way people can actually understand
• Is creative, curious, and clinically confident
• Works well independently and collaboratively
• Believes dignity and autonomy are part of clinical care
• Wants to keep growing as a clinician

Nice To Haves

• Experience in senior living, dementia care, or adult neurogenic communication disorders

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive evaluations and develop individualized plans of care
• Provide skilled treatment for communication, cognition, swallowing, and related functional needs within your scope of practice
• Help residents maintain independence and meaningful participation
• Develop practical strategies that transfer into everyday life
• Provide education to residents, families, caregivers, and community team members
• Collaborate with nursing, care teams, wellness professionals, families, and other rehabilitation clinicians
• Identify changes in communication, cognition, or swallowing that may warrant intervention
• Support safe and meaningful dining experiences
• Incorporate real-world activities and environments into treatment
• Communicate clinical recommendations clearly and compassionately
• Document efficiently using Prava's modern technology and AI-enabled tools
• Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Prava combines EMR, clinical workflows, and AI-enabled documentation to reduce administrative friction and give clinicians more time with residents.
• Access to clinical standards, resources, mentorship, and a growing community of rehabilitation professionals.
• Operational support for the infrastructure behind the practice.
• An embedded model where you become part of The Covington community.
• Opportunities for career growth, including mentorship, clinical leadership, program development, and community partnerships.

What This Job Offers

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