Full-Time (flexible)

Are you a new graduate who wants to experience multiple settings in order to find your ideal patient population? Are you an experienced therapist wanting to diversify your existing clinical skill set by exploring new settings? Do your professional goals align with providing individualized services that focus on the power of unlocking every client’s full potential?

Why join Easterseals Massachusetts?

Easterseals Massachusetts (ESMA) offers a unique employment experience by partnering with schools, day habilitation programs, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and early intervention programs. Working at ESMA provides clinicians the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, with clients of differing degrees of medical complexity, and ages that range across the life span. ESMA’s unrivaled clinical experiences drive therapists of all levels to become leading experts in their field.

ESMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. Join our team to make an immediate and powerful impact in the lives of the clients we serve! Full-time and flexible hour positions are available for physical therapists in the Greater Boston area, Central Massachusetts, and surrounding areas.

General Job Responsibilities

• Exhibiting the knowledge and skills to provide physical therapy services appropriate to the age and contract setting in which clients are treated.
  • Completing physical therapy evaluations and documentation in accordance with relevant state, federal, regulatory, and third party payer guidelines
  • Establishing a plan of care with individualized, functional, and objective goals
  • Designing and implementing treatment programs with consideration of the client’s diagnosis and environment
• Educating, collaborating, and communicating with clients, colleagues, professionals and caregivers
• Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants and Aides as appropriate

Mentorship / CEU / Professional Growth Opportunity

• Opportunities to try new settings and/or patient populations
• New graduates and/or therapists working in a new setting are paired with an experienced mentor
• Access to an interdisciplinary network of experienced clinicians to help navigate novel situations (e.g. AAC, ATP, OT, SLP, BCBA, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement to attend courses or participate in degree programs
• Annual subscription to MedBridge
• CEU reimbursement
• Opportunities for career advancement by becoming a mentor, being a Clinical Instructor, providing ESMA staff training, etc.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved master’s level program in physical therapy
• Valid/current professional license as a Physical Therapist in Massachusetts
• Ability to travel to/between multiple work locations
• Must pass extensive background checks and provide professional references
• If selected for hire, candidates must be able to provide a recent physical indicating the ability to
  perform the essential functions of the job either with or without accommodations, proof of
  negative TB test, and required immunizations (including fully-vaccinated status for Covid-19).

Benefits

• Reimbursement for mileage and travel time between contracts
• Reimbursement for professional licensure and APTA membership fees
• Paid time off for all full-time and part-time employees
• Eight paid company holidays for all eligible employees
• Easterseals is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Insurance benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more!
• Access to an employee assistance program including confidential counseling services to employees and their families

What will you bring to ESMA?

• A passion for improving the lives of the clients we serve
• Willingness to explore multiple settings and/or patient populations
• Independent time management and critical thinking skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate flexibility in order to adjust to changes in organizational operations and/or job responsibilities
• Ability to independently seek out support and guidance from a supervisor
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills

Easterseals Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.