Job Overview
PRINCIPAL DUTIES:
- Screens and evaluates students who qualify for physical therapy services.
- Formulates and implements physical therapy programs and activities which are educationally relevant, such as head control, trunk control, balance, neurodevelopment sequencing and gait.
- Serves on the Child Study Team and Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team to assist in determining student eligibility and need for services.
- Collaborates with the educational team to develop student’s Individualized Education Plan. Writes present levels of student performance and proposed objectives.
- Completes and tracks goals for each student and distributes as outlined in the special education handbook.
- Consults and collaborates with student’s teachers, families and others to facilitate therapeutic activities and programming.
- Assists with fabricating, adjusting and ordering adaptive equipment to assist students in achieving therapy objectives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of physical therapy policies, practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of physical therapy activities specific to children.
- Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulations as they apply to physical therapy in educational institutions.
- Knowledge of first aid procedures.
- Knowledge of office equipment and computer hardware and software applications.
- Skill in screening and evaluating the physical therapy needs of children.
- Skill in formulating physical therapy programs and activities for children.
- Skill in operating office equipment and computer hardware and software applications.
- Skill in communicating orally and in writing.
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