Physical Therapist Per Diem
Physical Therapist Per Diem
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Job Description
Overview
Evaluate and provide appropriate physical therapy services to assigned children. Participate in planning meetings in terms of childrens needs. Communicate appropriately to families and other professional staff of assigned children. May be required to attend evening meetings.
Responsibilities
Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
STANDARD 1: Professional Duties
- Implement activities and therapeutic goals for facilitation of motor control and developmental skills including upper/lower extremity functioning as indicated on assigned childrens IEPs.
- Provide services as required on IEP (example: group individual pushin pullout).
- Assess student needs through a variety of formal and informal measures.
- Demonstrate knowledge of job responsibilities.
- Develop and implement appropriate goals objectives and strategies for intervention as per childs IEP or to develop the IEP.
- Complete and maintain all required paperwork in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Participate in conferences including parent and team meetings as assigned.
- Maintain appropriate professional standards in interactions with families.
- Demonstrate the ability to be an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize problems that occur and report them immediately.
- Demonstrate flexibility and be readily adaptable to change.
- Perform appropriate and effective treatment activities.
- Demonstrate effective time management.
- Impart information regarding childs function and progress.
- Inform classroom staff and team members of each childs priority goals to be carried over into the classroom activities.
- Follow up on concerns raised by team members.
- Update IEP goals.
- Outline (demonstrate when necessary) individualized strategies used to obtain objectives.
- Integrate information and strategies offered by team members and other professionals.
STANDARD 2: Therapy Environment Management
- Responsible for health and safety of children during therapy sessions.
- Responsible for the safety of all children during the school day.
- Maintain a healthy safe and attractive environment.
STANDARD 3: Professional Behavior
- Conduct self at all times in a professional manner.
- Adhere to programspecific policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
STANDARD 4: Professional Development
- Participate in programrequired inservices and act in an appropriate manner.
- Participate in activities and seek support to enhance knowledge in areas pertinent to children in assigned class and program.
- Attend and participate in supervision and implement recommendations appropriately.
STANDARD 5: Adhere to general policies of the organization/regulators including:
- Corporate Compliance.
- Code of Ethical Conduct.
- Departmental inservice education program requirements.
- Job related selfdevelopment education activities.
- Quality Improvement activities.
- Policies and procedures (attendance punctuality appearance professional attitude etc.
- Regulatory requirements.
- Emergency/disaster preparedness protocols.
- Fire prevention and safety protocols.
- Infection control practices and procedures.
- Annual physical examination and Mantoux testing.
STANDARD 6: Perform other related duties as required:
- Demonstrate understanding of the needs of students and visitors for each specific age group.
- Address the special needs of each age group served.
- Address safety and psychological needs of the special age groups as appropriate in the performance of work activities.
- Address the needs of special groups hearing impaired physically challenged and various issues relating to the program and facility.
- Assist in making reasonable accommodations for the hearing impaired physically challenged or any other child that may enter the facility.
- Maintain child and family confidentiality.
- Be consistently courteous and considerate in person and on the telephone in interactions with children and others such as family visitors vendors and other employees.
- Exhibit the At Your Service attitude i.e. smile use positive eye contact and be friendly open and approachable.
- Respond quickly to children and/or parent/guardians request refer to appropriate member of the care team if necessary and inform supervisor of actions taken.
- Promote positive coworker relationships teamwork and cooperation.
- Work collaboratively and be respectful of others.
- Take individual responsibility for providing outstanding service quality.
STANDARD 7: Supervision
- Accept and apply supervision constructively.
- Review and follow up on supervisory issues.
- Offer constructive feedback effectively.
Qualifications
Knowledge of anatomy neuromotor development and developmental psychology as normally acquired through completion of an accredited Physical Therapy program. Bachelors Degree Masters Degree or entry level Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy from a program approved by the New York State Department of Education is required.
Must be a registered physical therapist. Minimum one 1 year related work experience working with preschool and school age special needs population to ensure a working knowledge of assessment and treatment through therapy activities in an educational setting.
*Physical aspects may include but are not limited to: lifting and transferring of a student.
Employment Type
Grant
