*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