Physical Therapist - $1000 sign-on

Alta Mira Specialized Family Services Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Winter Break (agency closure)

Medical – free

Dental – free

Vision – $1.67 through VSP

Job summary

Alta Mira Specialized Family Services in Albuquerque, NM seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to provide in-home Early Intervention services for children birth to age 3. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, and implement therapy in the child’s natural environment.

The role emphasizes a family-centered approach, collaboration with caregivers, and documentation within IFSP processes, with a balanced 40-hour workweek and supportive benefits.

Qualifications

• Must hold New Mexico Physical Therapist license.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a team member in initial and ongoing developmental assessments for birth to 3 children.
• Administer, score, and interpret formal testing instruments and document IFSP results.
• Integrate informal observations with formal testing to reflect the child’s needs.
• Collaborate with families and staff during team assessments and IFSP planning.
• Develop and monitor developmentally appropriate IFSP goals with families.
• Complete IFSP paperwork accurately and on schedule.
• Plan and coordinate therapy activities within home and natural environments.
• Provide therapy services (OT, PT, SLP) and support carryover with families.
• Supervise practicum students and provide mentoring as needed.
• Maintain accurate therapy logs and documentation; ensure compliance with agency guidelines.

Skills

Licensed NM Physical Therapist

Job description

Are you a licensed New Mexico Physical Therapist looking to work for a company that promotes a healthy work-life balance? Tired of evening documentation after a long day at the clinic? Alta Mira Early Intervention might be the right fit for you! Forty-hour-a-week position with no overtime, and time built into your day for documentation! Work with a multidisciplinary team to serve children from birth to age 3 with developmental delays and disabilities in their homes and natural environments. Caseloads helped you provide the most thoughtful and thorough interventions to each and every client!

Alta Mira is a non-profit organization that has been supporting individuals with developmental or intellectual delays or disabilities, and their families, since 1985. We provide services to all age groups. We support over 800 children annually through our Early Intervention Program and 1500 adults in our Family Support Services. We employ over 60 employees and 250 independent contractors. We are an excellent employer with a high level of schedule flexibility and very rich benefits. We are one of New Mexico’s Top Workplaces in the category of work/life balance.

What We Offer

• Paid Time Off – from 150 to 304 hours a year
• Paid Sick Leave - 1 hour for every 30 hours worked
• Paid Holidays – 5 holidays per year
• Paid Jury Duty Leave - up to 2 weeks
• Winter Break – agency is closed from December 24th through New Year’s Day (paid)
• Educational Leave – 40 hours after 6 months of employment
• Bereavement Leave – up to 24 hours
• Medical – free
• Dental - free
• Vision – vision through VSP at $1.67
• SIMPLE IRA – Matched $1 for $1 by the agency for the first 3% of employees' annual pay
• Roth IRA
• Group life and Long-Term Disability – agency pays for 25K
• Individual life and Short-Term Disability – available, paid by employee
• Mileage reimbursement - $0.725 cents per mile, if required to drive during work hours for work purposes
• Discount Program
• We are a 501c3 program that allows employees to enroll their student loans in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.

Performs essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation at an acceptable level.

Position-Specific Essential Job Functions

• Participate as a team member in initial and ongoing developmental assessment activities with children in the areas of communication, play, cognition, fine and gross motor skills, adaptive behavior, and social/emotional skills.
• Administer, score, and interpret formal testing instruments as appropriate and summarize results of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) in writing. Testing procedures are carried out accurately and reliably, and in a manner that is culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate.
• Integrate informal assessment, behavioral observation, developmental history, and other professional assessment data with formal testing information to reflect a holistic view of the child and his/her needs.
• Carry out interview and assessment procedures in a child and family-sensitive manner.
• Collaborate with families and other staff during team assessments.
• Participate in planning an appropriate Early Intervention program for each child through the IFSP process (including the initial IFSP and subsequent reviews).
• Make recommendations to families and other team members regarding therapeutic and other developmental services needed to achieve IFSP outcomes.
• Design individualized goals and objectives with families so that they are developmentally appropriate, functional in nature, and related to ongoing routines of the home, class, and/or community.
• Complete IFSP and other paperwork required by (DOH) Part C accurately and in accordance with specified regulations and timelines.
• Implement developmentally appropriate Early Intervention services as specified through the collaborative planning process (IFSP).
• Build relationships with the child and family that support a working partnership to accomplish the IFSP goals.
• Integrate family and child outcomes into the home, classroom, therapy room, Early Care and Education Centers, or community, supporting the family’s daily routine and natural environments.
• Facilitate collaboration with parents, teachers, and other professional staff through regular contact, paperwork (eg, Contact logs), and designated team meetings.
• Integrate therapy (OT, PT, SLP), self-help, social-emotional, and cognitive goals and objectives into ongoing services. Function as a liaison between other therapists, developmental specialists, and families to help with the generalization and carryover of goals.
• Respond to families' requests for changes in their program (e.g., placement changes, attendance, transportation, and other service delivery issues).
• Provide documentation to support the continued need for therapy services in future program placements.
• Schedule, plan, and coordinate therapy activities.
• Monitor the child’s progress and/or effectiveness in meeting the IFSP goals and objectives specific to the area of therapeutic specialization.
• Submit accurate and complete screenings, assessments, contact logs, billing documentation, and other written information, as required, in accordance with the agency standards and schedule.
• Facilitate collaboration with parents, teachers, and other professional staff through regular contact, paperwork (e.g., therapy logs), and designated team meetings.
• Utilize and return in good condition agency/program equipment, as needed.
• Adhere to established guidelines for billing and documentation.
• Supervise the process of evaluation and treatment services provided by practicum students and/or lower-level therapists, evaluate student performance, and provide guidance and feedback as appropriate to the development of clinical skills.
• Supervise individuals interested in short-term therapy observation.
• As assigned by the program director, serve as a mentor for individuals requiring support with discipline-specific skills and/or agency processes.

At Alta Mira Specialized Family Services, we value the diversity of our workforce and actively seek opportunities for incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within our agency. We believe a diverse workforce enriches our environment and helps us better meet the needs of our employees, customers, and providers. We remain committed to attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce and retaining high-performing employees who work collaboratively to carry out the agency's purpose.

Alta Mira Specialized Family Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, disabled individuals, and veterans are encouraged to apply.