Massage Therapist, per diem - Center For Healthy Living

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Contributes to the Hospital’s mission to care, to heal, and to excel in service to our community. This professional staff position will have an impact on improving patient satisfaction by providing the best possible massage therapy sessions to individuals to meet their needs, on an outpatient basis.

Job Description:

Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area.

As part of the Center for Healthy Living team, the Massage Therapist:

· Provide a caring, patient-centered environment

· Assesses individuals for massage, solicits information from the client that will be helpful in

developing the most favorable outcomes for the use of the therapy.

· Demonstrates proficiency in the use of relaxation, and other specific techniques.

· Provides massage according to the state required standards.

· Completes all paperwork in a timely manner.

· Documents (SOAP notes) patient visit using EPIC and reviews EMR/chart for relevant patient history, as applicable.

· Notifies supervisor and admins of any scheduling changes.

· Maintains a clean, welcoming and professional treatment environment following Hospital Infection Prevention guidelines.

· Maintains equipment by cleaning therapy tables and reporting any damaged equipment to supervisor.

· Maintains supply inventory by monitoring supply levels, notifies admin staff to order and stock new supplies.

· Reports any concerns to supervisor in a timely manner.

· Participates in chair massage/community events and/or meetings to support promotional and outreach efforts, as needed.

· Maintains requirements for Massachusetts LMT license.

Requirements:

Education required: High School Diploma or G.E.D. and Massage Therapy License (LMT)

Experience required: At least one year experience in Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial, oncology massage and pregnancy massage,

Preferred : Experience in treating patients with mobility issues, post-orthopedic surgeries, chronic pain, geriatrics, oncology, and pregnancy. Manual lymphatic drainage, craniosacral, reflexology, and/or Reiki certification, is a plus.

Other Skills/Knowledge required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team

Required License : Massachusetts Massage Therapy License

Preferred Certification : National Certification Board for Therapeutic and Bodywork (NCTMB)

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity.

Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better.

Pay Range:

$50.00 - $50.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled