Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

Join to apply for the Physical Therapist role at Nantucket Cottage Hospital
, an institution within Mass General Brigham. Onsite on the island of Nantucket, full‑time, day shift.

The Physical Therapist will carry out an individualized program of physical therapy including examination, assessment, treatment, planning, education, and communication to maximize a patient's progress toward achieving functional goals. The Physical Therapist will maintain a positive working relationship with other health professionals and staff.

• Conduct physical therapy practice within defined standards of care.
• Administer tests and measures to determine the extent of patient’s impairment, problem list and prognosis for improvement.
• Design, implement, and adjust plan of care based on patients’ functional needs, examination findings and prognosis.
• Direct support staff to ensure a positive patient experience, safe work environment and achieve patients’ functional goals.
• Provide objective, analytical documentation specific to each patient ensuring that it is clear and accurate for all visit types involved with patient care, patient/family education, and relevant communication.
• Practice the standards of physical therapy care including use of durable medical equipment, patient education, modalities, therapeutic procedures, and manual therapy.
• Participate in quality improvement efforts including chart reviews, education programs, in‑service, program development, and community events.
• Comply with hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Remain up to date on licensure/certifications and enhance professional growth through continuing education, in‑service meetings, and workshops.
• Attend and participate in department and hospital meetings as needed.
• Report any hazardous conditions, practices, or behaviors in the hospital.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and skills to care for the physical and developmental needs of the age groups receiving services.
• Demonstrated technical skills and judgment to function unsupervised.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time‑management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to remain calm in emergency situations.
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching and/or transferring of patients.
• Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program required.
• Current, valid Physical Therapist license issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required, or new graduate with the ability to obtain a license prior to hire.
• BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire (AHA & ARC accepted).

• Rotating weekend shifts with regular workweek adjustments as needed.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of thirty pounds at one time.
• Must be available to work in the case of a hospital declared emergency.

• Standing frequently (34‑66%)
• Walking frequently (34‑66%)
• Sitting occasionally (3‑33%)
• Lifting frequently (34‑66%) 35lbs+ (with assisted device)
• Carrying frequently (34‑66%) 20‑35lbs
• Pushing occasionally (3‑33%)
• Pulling occasionally (3‑33%)
• Climbing rarely (less than 2%)
• Balancing frequently (34‑66%)
• Stooping occasionally (3‑33%)
• Kneeling occasionally (3‑33%)
• Crouching occasionally (3‑33%)
• Crawling rarely (less than 2%)
• Reaching frequently (34‑66%)
• Gross manipulation frequently (34‑66%)
• Fine manipulation frequently (34‑66%)
• Feeling constantly (67‑100%)
• Foot use rarely (less than 2%)
• Vision – far constant (67‑100%)
• Vision – near constant (67‑100%)
• Talking constant (67‑100%)
• Hearing constant (67‑100%)

Onsite

57 Prospect Street, Nantucket, MA

40

Regular

Day (United States of America)

$73,091.20 – $ annual