Physical Therapist

Douglas-A-Thom Clinic•Marlborough, MA

About The Position

Thom Child & Family Services is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide home- and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers from birth to age three who have or are at risk for developmental delays, and to their families. The role partners with parents and caregivers to provide individualized, meaningful services grounded in evidence-based practice and responsive to each family’s priorities, needs, culture, and values. The clinician works collaboratively with families and a multidisciplinary team to assess development, develop and implement Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), coordinate services, and provide individual and group interventions. Services may address cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine and gross motor skills, and communication. The position is based with Thom Child & Family Services in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and involves visits in family homes and community settings.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Physical Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions.
Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
Ability to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with children, parents and caregivers, and community partners.
Commitment to individualized and culturally humble services.
Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
Ability to follow confidentiality and professional-boundary standards.
Good computer skills and strong documentation skills.
Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infants, toddlers, and families is preferred.
Bilingual/Bicultural skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of clients’ developmental status.
Assess family and child strengths and resources, concerns, and progress.
Provide child- and family-centered, developmentally appropriate services and activities for children from birth to three and their families using a parent coaching model.
Coordinate services by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating each family’s intervention plan, while following applicable procedures and timelines.
Partner with families to develop Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), including goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage the child’s development and help families advocate 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 with developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.