Massage Therapist - Per Diem

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:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Required:  High School Diploma or G.E.D. and Massage Therapy Certificate

Experience:

Required:  At least one year in pregnancy massage and/or massage for cancer patients, as well as Swedish, deep tissue/trigger point massage, and sports massage

Preferred:  Craniosacral, reflexology, myofascial, hot stone and/or Reiki experience

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

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS: 

Required:   Massachusetts Massage Therapy License

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

LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:  N/A

POPULATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:  N/A

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:

On-call:  N/A

Schedule requirements:  N/A

Travel requirements: N/A

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to the Community Health Programs Supervisor
• Not responsible for supervising the work of others

JOB FUNCTIONS

Consistent with the WE CARE principles and inherent in a hospital environment, employees must be flexible in meeting patients’ and the Hospital’s needs. While the list below describes the primary functions of this job, all employees at Winchester Hospital need to recognize that an essential element of their job is the ability to respond to unanticipated and/or changing situations.  This may result in assuming responsibilities or tasks which are not on this list.

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

• 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 required standards.
• Completes all paperwork in a timely manner.
• 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.
• Documents patient visit using EPIC

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS 

• 10% variance

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS

• The employee needs to have the physical and mental abilities to perform the duties of the position listed above using the WE CARE behaviors. 
• It is anticipated that the employee will have contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing their job duties
• The list below is intended to describe the physical and sensory ability requirements of the position; however those requirements may vary, sometimes considerably, based on meeting patient and operational needs.

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