Slp speech language pathologist Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Riviera Healthcare Center in Pico Riviera, CA actively seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our in-house therapy team!

Full-time, Part-time and Per Diem positions available.

Welcome to Riviera Healthcare Center located in sunny Pico Rivera, California. We are committed to being a leader in the skilled nursing and rehabilitation arena. For over 50 years, our 150-bed facility has been providing the highest quality nursing and rehabilitation services to our residents.

Our comprehensive rehabilitation program provides residents with an experienced rehabilitation team that is committed to providing outstanding results and excellent quality of care. Residents are empowered through individualized programs to reach goals of increased independence and ability. Our goal, to get our residents back home!

Our professional occupational therapists use task-directed activities in the treatment of our residents whose functional abilities, daily activities, and independence have been impaired by illness, injury, or aging.

Our speech therapists provide a range of interventions to assess and help restore abilities in the areas of communication, swallowing, and cognition. Treatment programs are designed to help residents affected by stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological disorders. Our professionals also work with residents suffering from hearing impairment, respiratory illnesses, and complex medical conditions.

Areas of treatment focus may include :

Improving speech and voice clarity

Increasing comprehension and verbal expression

Improving chewing and swallowing ability

Maximizing cognitive language skills : memory, problem-solving, and abstract reasoning

Resident and family / caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing

Responsibilities :

Evaluate Residents conditions for swallowing or cognitive deficits

Help Residents in their goals to improve Cognition of Swallowing

Education for Residents and Caregivers

Provide skilled, medically necessary speech and language therapy assessments as well as develop and implement individualized treatment plans to increase client's independence and functioning

Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and / or language comprehension disorders

Provide training and education to client, family, caregivers and other professionals as a subject matter expert

Coordinate and collaborate with other professionals for diagnostic swallowing procedures (MBSS, FEES) as ordered by physician

Demonstrate competent technical skills according to current Speech Therapy standards of practice

Communicate changes in resident's condition

Provide accurate and timely billing records and supporting clinical documentation

Respond to family requests and concerns timely

Coordinate and provide training with Restorative Nursing and other Care staff

Assure resident abuse or neglect does not occur

Observe confidentiality and safeguards for all patient information

Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements

Career Advantages : In-House opportunity

Practice in an environment built on integrity and progressive, ethical care

Clinical expertise & training available

Electronic documentation system

Work collaboratively with a supportive team of therapists and nursing staff

Flexible schedule

Full Benefits / PTO

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : From $50.00 per hour

Benefits : 401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Schedule : 8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Weekends as needed

Experience :

Speech Language Pathologist : 2 years (Required)

License / Certification :

Speech Language Pathology License (Required)

Ability to Commute :

Pico Rivera, CA 90660 (Required)

Work Location : In person

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