Part-Time Virtual Occupational Therapist

About Us:

Ladder Health , an innovative virtual care platform built alongside clinicians at Boston Children's Hospital, serves as an end-to-end developmental partner for children (0-6 years old) with developmental delays. Ladder offers an alternative to waitlisted state-based programs or private pay practices, guiding families through our developmental screener, clinical evaluations, and comprehensive virtual care with specialized therapists (PT, OT, SLP). Our platform supports a coordinated care plan with resources, HIPAA-compliant messaging, and integration with pediatric care teams. Ladder partners with pediatricians and community organizations to improve access and quality of care for families.

About You:

- Self-motivated pediatric Occupational Therapist, ideally with telehealth experience, having worked in Early Intervention, school-based programs, or private practice

- Experience working with children (0-6) and their caregivers

- Up-to-date on evidence based practices and enthusiastic about use of technology to facilitate and augment care

- Passionate about caregiver guided intervention, strengths-based framing and play as therapy, and the impact early intervention support can have on children

- Flexible schedule to allow for convenient appointment times for busy families (e.g., some availability in early mornings and/or evening, and/or weekends)

- License to practice in Massachusetts required

- Bilingual professional capabilities (English & Spanish) is preferred

Responsibilities:

- Perform virtual consult/evaluation appointments with children and their families and use clinical decision making to determine need for ongoing support. Thorough review of medical history, developmental concerns, and goals for seeking support.

- Document clinically sound, personalized care plans and recommend therapy frequency (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly)

- Facilitate therapy appointments with child and their caregiver(s). Communicate clearly with caregivers and educate them on activities and exercises so they can work with their child at home.

- Maintain up-to-date patient records including appointment summaries, progress monitoring, and other documentation

- Utilize the platform to recommend exercises/activities that caregivers can apply in between appointments to work toward therapy goals

- Work to improve the platform including review of developmental screener and associated escalation logic, expansion of exercises library, and other enhancements

- Responsive to the messaging portal to answer questions from users on a predetermined cadence

- Collaborate with other clinicians to ensure children and their families are receiving holistic care.

Benefits:

- Chance to work at an innovative, early-stage digital health company, with room for growth and opportunities for advancement

- Flexible hours with the ability to work part-time

- Opportunity to mold a new care delivery model and help the access gap for children who need developmental services but are unable to receive them today

- Hourly salary commensurate with experience

Important Security Notice:

Please be aware of recruitment scams. Representatives from Ladder Health will never conduct interviews purely via text/chat apps, nor will we ever ask for banking details, direct deposit info, or credit card numbers during the interview process. Official communications will only come from an @ladderhealth.co email address. If you suspect fraud, please report it to us directly.

Originally posted on Himalayas