Physical Therapist (PD)

UMass Memorial Health; Clinton (MA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat patients across age groups, from infants to geriatrics, in inpatient and outpatient settings. The role includes creating individualized therapy plans, guiding progression, and coordinating with the care team to optimize outcomes.

The position emphasizes documentation, quality improvement, and collaboration with multidisciplinary staff while ensuring safety and compassionate care in a busy clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Requires Doctorate/degree in Physical Therapy and MA licensure.
• Board exam completed for licensure eligibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plans for diverse patient populations.
• Analyzes data, interprets functional status, and consults with physicians as needed.
• Provides individualized treatment plans including exercises, ROM, neuromuscular education, and mobility training.
• Educates patients and families, participates in discharge planning, and documents care.

Skills

Verbal/written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Current MA license to practice physical therapy

National Physical Therapy Board Examination completion

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Job description

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$35.34 - $63.61

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - Every Fourth Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

8a-5p/8a-2p/9a-5p - Variable

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

24050 - 3880 Physical Therapy

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities

• 1. Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plan for physically, cognitively, developmentally and/or functionally disabled patient populations, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and frail elderly, inpatient and outpatient as assigned.
• 2. Analyzes and interprets data and assesses individually current functional ability. Researches specific problems as required and makes a differential diagnosis when appropriate. Consults with physician regarding any contradictions or alternative forms of therapy. Assesses patient's progress, as related to their rehabilitation potential.
• 3. Provides individualized treatment plans designed to prevent, restore, remediate or compensate for movement dysfunction including therapeutic exercises, progressive ROM (Range of Motion), neuromuscular education and strengthening, manual therapy, cardiopulmonary conditioning, wound care, application of physical agent modalities, and functional mobility training. Evaluates need for bracing, supportive and positional equipment.
• 4. Educates patient, family and other caregivers in therapy program and goals. Participates in patient care meetings, collaborates with team members, assists with discharge planning. Documents care provided in medical record and completes therapy billing.
• 5. Completes departmental statistics. Assists in maintenance of orderly, safe and efficient working environment. Assists with inventory and purchasing as assigned.
• 6. Delegates caseload to therapist assistants, overseeing quality of care and supervising performance. Collaborates with team members to assure patient coverage and equitable work distribution.
• 7. Participates in department quality improvement/assurance activities and program development initiatives.
• 8. Supervises students according to Practice Standards.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

• 1. Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from accredited PT school or equivalent.
• 2. Current license to practice physical therapy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• 3. Successful completion of National Physical Therapy Board Examination.
• 4. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements, will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.