Pediatric Early Intervention PT - Home-Based

Thom Child & Family Services; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Vacation and personal time

Sick time

Professional development

Paid holidays

403(b) with employer matching

Mileage reimbursement

Laptop and cell phone

EAP

Job summary

Thom Springfield Infant Toddler Services in Springfield, MA is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide home and community-based early intervention services for infants and toddlers at risk for delays. You will partner with families to tailor services to each child’s needs, guided by evidence-based practice and parent coaching.

Position includes multidisciplinary assessments, IFSP development, progress notes, and delivery of individual and group interventions for birth to three.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Physical Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions.
• Experience with infants, toddlers and families is preferred.
• Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.

Responsibilities

• Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
• Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
• Provide child and family centered services and activities developmentally appropriate for children birth to three and their families using parent coaching model.
• Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
• Partner with families in the development of IFSPs to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
• Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child’s development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.
• Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence using the Thom electronic documentation system.
• Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays.

Skills

Early Intervention

Family Coaching

Communication

Tools

Electronic documentation system

Job description

Thom Springfield Infant Toddler Services in Springfield, MA is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide home and community-based early intervention services for infants and toddlers at risk for delays. You will partner with families to tailor services to each child’s needs, guided by evidence-based practice and parent coaching.

Position includes multidisciplinary assessments, IFSP development, progress notes, and delivery of individual and group interventions for birth to three.