Physical Therapist

Thom Child & Family Services; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Competitive benefits

403(b) with employer matching

Paid holidays

Professional development

Laptop provided

Job summary

Thom Child & Family Services Worcester, MA is hiring a Physical Therapist to provide home and community-based early intervention services for infants and toddlers birth to three. The role includes partnering with families to tailor plans based on priorities, culture, and evidence-based practice.

The position offers a sign-on bonus and a salary range of $81,000 to $86,000 per year, with comprehensive benefits and professional development support.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts Physical Therapist license is required.
• Experience with infants/toddlers and families is preferred.
• Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.

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 birth to three with parent coaching.
• Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family.

Skills

Strong communication

Family-centered care

Coaching families

Cultural humility

Education

Massachusetts PT license

Job description

Physical Therapist

Thom Child And Family Services Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

About this position

Sign on Bonus Available $1,500

This position offers a salary range of $81,000 to $86,000. Actual pay will be based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Worcester, MA is seeking a Physical Therapist/PTto join their team.

As an Early Intervention Physical Therapist/Clinician, you will be responsible for providing home and community based early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their homes and community settings. You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative process you ensure families’ priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.

Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package including, but not limited to:

• Flexible Schedules: 30-40 hours a week (Monday through Friday) 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
• Generous vacation and personal time
• Sick time (96 hours every year)
• Professional Development/Conference time
• Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
• 403(b) with employer matching
• Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent care)
• Thom Sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
• Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance
• Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
• Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Productivity Bonus Plan
• Opportunity for scholarship through Fazzio scholarship and Thom Academy
• Paid professional license renewal fees.
• Clinical supervision, orientation program, mentoring and team support.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer issued laptop and cell phone
• Other optional benefits:
  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Cancer Insurance

Position 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.

Position Requirements:

• 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.
• Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
• Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries standards.