Developmental Specialist PT/OT

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Fourth Weekend Scheduled Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 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 16,000 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. Performs infant developmental assessments, physical therapy assessment, developmental feeding assessments, orthopedic splinting; makes recommendations for interventions and provides appropriate treatments for neonates in the NICU and Newborn Nurseries. Provides counseling and education to parents regarding their infant's developmental status and family adaptation to children with disabilities. Determines appropriate developmental follow-up services following hospital discharge and makes referrals to these agencies. Provides developmental and physical therapy assessment for former NICU patients age 6-36 months in the NICU Follow Up Clinic. $5,000 Sign-on Bonus eligible for external new hires to the UMMH system. Rules and restrictions apply - Talent Acquisition will discuss eligibility with candidates. The duties and responsibilities stated are a general summary and not all inclusive. Major Responsibilities: Assesses developmental, neuromotor and feeding concerns of infants who are premature, neurologically compromised, drug exposed or have genetic or other disorders which poses a risk to developmental outcome. Provides appropriate therapeutic intervention. Consults to and assists in the development, implementation and evaluation of initiatives by the NICU Development Team. Functions as a resource and consultant to the staff in the implementation and integration of developmental care. Participates in discharge planning and makes appropriate developmental follow-up referrals. Provides parent education and counseling concerning understanding their infant's developmental status and enhancing the infant's developmental outcome. Maintains ongoing communication with neonatology staff, pediatricians and Early Intervention programs concerning infant's developmental status and concerns. Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education: Required: Master's Degree and current licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy. Experience/Skills: Required: Five+ years' experience in infant and child development, assessment and therapeutic intervention. Research experience. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Hours/Schedule Notes: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM This position does require that you work one weekend day per month (Saturday or Sunday) with compensatory day off during the week. 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 . We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.