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Douglas-A-Thom Clinic
Norwood, Massachusetts

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Pay as listed: $56K - $65K · Norwood, Massachusetts · pays below the median of 8 Physical Therapist listings (16th percentile).

Listed compensation

$56K - $65K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

This position offers a salary range of $56,000 to $65,000. Actual pay will be based on relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with the pediatric population (children birth to 3 years)? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families? Thom Child & Family Services located in Norwood, MA is seeking a Physical Therapist/PT to join their team.

As an Early Intervention Physical Therapist/Clinician, you will be responsible for providing home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental delays and their families in both their homes and community settings.

You will partner with parents/caregivers to ensure service delivery is individualized, meaningful for the family, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Through this collaborative process, you ensure families’ priorities, needs, culture, and values are prioritized.

Thom Child & Family Services offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:

  • Flexible Schedules: FT, PT, Per Diem, and flexible hours
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, including Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
  • Generous vacation and personal time
  • Sick time (96 hours every year)
  • Professional Development/Conference time
  • Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
  • 403(b) with employer matching
  • Section 125 flexible benefits plan (Medical and dependent care)
  • Thom Sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
  • Employer-sponsored Long-term disability insurance
  • Employer-sponsored Life Insurance
  • Employer-sponsored Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Productivity Bonus Plan
  • Opportunity for scholarship through Fazzio scholarship and Thom Academy
  • Paid professional license renewal fees.
  • Clinical supervision, orientation program, mentoring and team support.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Employer issued laptop and cell phone

Other Optional Benefits

  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Cancer Insurance

Position Responsibilities

  • Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of the client’s developmental status.
  • Assess family and child strengths/resources, concerns, and progress.
  • Provide child and family centered services and activities developmentally appropriate for children birth to three and their families using parent coaching model.
  • Provide service coordination by scheduling, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the intervention plan for each family, ensuring that appropriate procedures and timelines are followed.
  • Partner with families in the development of Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the child’s development.
  • Facilitate parent-child interactions to encourage child's development; assist families to act as advocates for their child.
  • Complete progress notes, reports, assessments, and correspondence as appropriate using the Thom electronic documentation system.
  • Provide individual and group intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to three years old who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays in the areas of cognition, adaptive behavior, social-emotional development, self-care, fine motor, gross motor, and communication.

Position Requirements

  • Current licensure as a Physical Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions
  • Experience with infants, toddlers and families is preferred
  • Knowledge of family systems and early childhood development.
  • Ability to engage in meaningful, therapeutic relationships with children, parents/caregivers, and community partners.
  • Commitment to delivering individualized and culturally humble services.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
  • Abide by all confidentiality and professional boundaries standards.
  • Good computer skills as well as strong documentation skills.
  • Current driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • Bilingual/Bicultural a plus.

No Phone Calls or Recruiters Please

Thom Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide home and community-based early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Partner with families to develop and implement individualized intervention plans using a parent coaching model.

Requirements

Requires current licensure as a Physical Therapist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions. Candidates should have knowledge of family systems and early childhood development with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical TherapyPediatric CareDevelopmental AssessmentMultidisciplinary Team CollaborationGross Motor DevelopmentFine Motor DevelopmentAdvocacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Douglas-A-Thom Clinic a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 508 active Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 508 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Norwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$735k≈ 13.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,491/mo≈ 53% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Douglas-A-Thom Clinic

Individual and Family Services
Framingham, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedules: FT, PT, Per Diem
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Fitness Benefits and Wellness Incentive Program
Generous vacation and personal time
Sick time (96 hours every year)
Professional Development/Conference time
Paid holiday (12 paid holidays)
403(b) with employer matching