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Prava Therapy
Carlsbad, California

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist - PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$70-$75/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

  • SLP — Join a Prava-Powered Practice | Senior Living
  • What if your next SLP job came with a built-in clinical mentor?
  • At Prava, we're rethinking what it means to practice therapy in senior living.
  • This opportunity is a little different.
  • You'll join a Prava-powered practice led by an experienced clinician who is deeply embedded in the community, passionate about senior living, and especially strong in memory care.
  • That means you won't be practicing in isolation.
  • You'll have someone who understands the clinical realities of senior living, understands the residents you're serving, and is invested in helping you grow as a clinician.
  • A different kind of clinical environment

You'll Have the Opportunity To

  • Work alongside a Practice Owner who is actively embedded in the community and involved in resident care
  • Receive ongoing clinical mentorship and support
  • Collaborate with a clinician who brings particular expertise in memory care and dementia
  • Develop your clinical reasoning in a setting where therapy is connected to the resident's everyday life
  • Build relationships with residents, families, caregivers, and community leadership
  • Practice with greater autonomy while knowing you have experienced clinical support when you need it
  • Be part of a team that values thoughtful clinical decision-making over a “treat and move on” approach
  • Use Prava's technology to reduce administrative burden and give you more time for residents
  • We believe great SLP care goes beyond the treatment session.
  • In senior living, communication and swallowing don't exist in a vacuum.
  • They affect dining, social connection, safety, participation, relationships, confidence, and quality of life.
  • That's why we want our SLPs to be part of the community—not simply a provider who comes into it.
  • You'll have the opportunity to understand the resident beyond the diagnosis, collaborate with the people who know them best, and bring your clinical expertise into the places where it can make the greatest difference.
  • And you'll have a clinical mentor who gets it.
  • One of the things we hear from therapists is that they want someone to learn from.
  • Someone who will talk through a challenging resident.
  • Someone who will push their clinical reasoning.
  • Someone who understands dementia care.
  • Someone who can say, “Let's think about this differently.”
  • That's what this Practice Owner brings to the table.
  • You won't be expected to figure everything out alone.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an SLP who is:

  • Curious and clinically thoughtful
  • Passionate about working with older adults
  • Interested in dementia and memory care
  • Comfortable collaborating with interdisciplinary teams
  • Motivated to continue growing clinically
  • Someone who values relationships as much as clinical skill
  • Excited by the opportunity to help build something rather than simply step into something already established

Why Prava?

  • We built Prava because we believe therapists deserve a better way to practice.
  • Less administrative burden.
  • Better technology.
  • Stronger clinical support.
  • More meaningful relationships with residents.
  • And a practice model designed around the clinician—not the other way around.
  • Come work with a clinician who can help you become an even better one.
  • Join a Prava-powered practice and experience what senior living rehabilitation can look like when great clinicians, strong clinical leadership, and the right technology come together.
  • Apply today.

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech-language pathology services within a senior living community, focusing on communication and swallowing therapy. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and a clinical mentor to develop personalized care plans for residents.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for working with older adults. Candidates should demonstrate clinical curiosity, strong collaboration skills, and an interest in dementia and memory care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Interdisciplinary collaborationGeriatric carePatient assessmentCommunication therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 48% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$146k–$156kSpeech-Language Pathology median $108k (middle half $104k–$108k)27 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$136k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in California600 active6,982 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 48% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment646 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,521 in the last 30 days1,411 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs
8
<$120k
5
$120k-135k
4
$135k-150k
2
$156k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
64%
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Dragonfly Cares · Dix Hills, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

Speech Language PathologistPer Diem

Providence · San Pedro, California

$49.4-$78.07/hr
#3

Speech Therapist Acute-Per Diem- Chula Vista

$52.36-$75.69/hr
#4

Acute (Adult) SLP - Per Diem- Memorial

$52.36-$75.69/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,764 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Prava Therapy

Software Development
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical Mentorship
Reduced Administrative Burden
Practice Autonomy with Support

Living in Carlsbad

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.35M
Typical market rent
$3,531/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.