Pediatric Early Intervention PT - Home-Based Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid holidays

403(b) with employer match

Mileage reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Thom Child & Family Services in Springfield, MA is seeking an Early Intervention Physical Therapist/Clinician to provide home and community-based services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families. You will partner with parents to tailor services to each family’s priorities, culture, and values, using evidence-based practices and a parent coaching model.

The position offers a competitive salary of $63,000–$68,000 with a comprehensive benefits package and

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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
• Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.

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 Individual Family Service Plans (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 as appropriate 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 in the areas of cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Skills

Family-centered care

Evidence-based practice

Parent coaching

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Massachusetts PT license

Job description

Thom Child & Family Services in Springfield, MA is seeking an Early Intervention Physical Therapist/Clinician to provide home and community-based services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families. You will partner with parents to tailor services to each family’s priorities, culture, and values, using evidence-based practices and a parent coaching model.

The position offers a competitive salary of $63,000–$68,000 with a comprehensive benefits package and