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Company:
Bernalillo Public Schools
Posted: June 30, 2024
Job Title: PHYSICAL THERAPIST Reports To: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONGeneral
To provide physical therapy services to identified eligible special education students for the prevention of increased disability wherever possible, through the development of compensatory gross motor skills and the identification, adaptation and adjustment of equipment when needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Utilize treatment procedures involving physical, sensory, manual, creative, and recreational or play activities that are designed to:
Supervise the Certified Physical Therapy Assistants (COTA's) as assigned.
Qualifications:
Sitting, standing, lifting, and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, climbing, squatting, kneeling, and moving light furniture may be required.
Safety and Health:
Must know how to properly operate, or be willing to learn to operate, multi-media equipment including current technology as needed.
Work Environment:
Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature and air quality. Job responsibilities require both inside and outside assignments. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision. Occasional after hour work may be required. Sitting, standing, lifting.
To provide physical therapy services to identified eligible special education students for the prevention of increased disability wherever possible, through the development of compensatory gross motor skills and the identification, adaptation and adjustment of equipment when needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct assessment of students referred through the evaluation process.
- Participate in the program planning for individual students.
- Provide intervention for student's identified as needing service by the IEP team.
- Demonstrate management skills.
- Demonstrate professional competencies:
- Knowledge of handicapping conditions, and their effects on sensory, motor, psychosocial, and cognitive development of students with disabilities.
- Knowledge of local, federal, and state regulations and procedures pertaining to the provision of physical therapy services in the school setting.
- Knowledge of major theories, treatment procedures, and research relevant to providing physical therapy services for children with disabilities.
- Ability to select, administer, and interpret appropriate assessment instruments, and procedures taking into consideration the student's age, developmental level, disability, and educational needs.
- Ability to assess the functional performance of students with disabilities within the school environment.
- Ability to engage in consensus decision making as a member of the IEP team.
- Ability to plan, and implement intervention strategies using direct therapy.
- Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) with educational personnel, administrators, parents, and community members.
- Ability to explain the role of physical therapy within the educational setting to educational personnel, administrators, parents, and community.
- Ability to document assessment and intervention results in the proper manner for a school setting, and to relate this information to the educational goals of the student.
- Ability to develop, implement, evaluate, and modify according to a physical therapy program within a school setting.
- Follow policies and administrative rules and regulations as specified in the board policy manual.
- Medicaid notes are to be submitted 10 business days from the completion of service.
- Evaluate new students enrolling in the program within a reasonable time. If therapy is not indicated as a direct service, the therapist shall provide written input to the appropriate persons.
- Use standardized tests, and customized measures and/or observation to evaluate the student in areas of cognitive-perceptual-motor skills, motor coordination, psychosocial, development, self-care, muscle strength and range of motion, postural reflexes, needs for adaptive devices and prostheses, and vocational skills.
- The therapist, with parental permission, may make home visits for the purpose of evaluating and possibly servicing the child within his/her home environment.
- Evaluate treatment effectiveness by observation, testing, communication with family and other sources.
Utilize treatment procedures involving physical, sensory, manual, creative, and recreational or play activities that are designed to:
- Maintain or improve motor functioning such as normal developmental motor patterns, range of motion, muscle strength, gross and fine motor coordination, and activity tolerance.
- Improve level of functioning in the areas of visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic perception, and cognitive-perceptual-motor integration skills.
- Improve psychosocial development by aiding ego development, developing social interaction skills, and helping the child discover constructive alternatives.
- Help the child achieve a maximum level of independence in toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, dressing, grooming, and mobility.
- Help the child acquire homemaking and vocational skills and appropriate work Assessment and Evaluation.
- Instruct the student in the use of functional and adaptive equipment and devices.
- Participate in the Individual Education Program Committee (IEP).
- Use a team approach to planning and treatment with school personnel, families, physicians, and agencies.
- Re-evaluate treatment program and revise goals.
- Stress follow-through of physical therapy goals in the classroom setting and support classroom goals in the therapy program.
- Maintain a close working relationship with parents for follow-through of physical therapy treatment goals in the home.
- Provide training to the appropriate persons regarding effective methods to aid the mainstreamed handicapped student.
- Maintain background, assessment, and treatment records in accordance with administrative policy and the Right to Privacy Law.
- Assess and recommend adaptive equipment and devices for the student and/or the classroom as needed.
- Attend department meetings as appropriate as needed.
Supervise the Certified Physical Therapy Assistants (COTA's) as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred.
- Current Licensure from the State of New Mexico in Physical Therapy.
- P.T. Licensure must be renewed as needed by the N.M. Regulations and Licensing Department Physical Therapy Board.
- Must obtain a minimum of 2.0 CEU's or (20 contract hours) per year for licensure requirements.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Valid Driver's license and Car Insurance.
- Maintain confidentiality with sensitive matters.
- Be flexible and able to prioritize tasks and maintain accurate and detailed records.
- Work independently with very little supervision.
Sitting, standing, lifting, and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, climbing, squatting, kneeling, and moving light furniture may be required.
Safety and Health:
- Child Abuse/Substance Abuse Workshop
- Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Training
Must know how to properly operate, or be willing to learn to operate, multi-media equipment including current technology as needed.
Work Environment:
Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature and air quality. Job responsibilities require both inside and outside assignments. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision. Occasional after hour work may be required. Sitting, standing, lifting.
Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site
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