MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT __________________________________________________________________________________________TITLE: Physical Therapist
DEPARTMENT: Student Services
WORK YEAR: 10 Months
REPORTS TO: Student Services
CLASSIFICATION: Classified __________________________________________________________________________________________BASIC FUNCTION:
To provide direct and/or physical therapy services to individuals with specialized orthopedic and mobility needs to promote sensorimotor function necessary to access the educational setting.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
The Physical Therapist will be responsible for identifying individuals with exceptional needs by conducting assessments, providing consultation and direct physical support to students with mobility needs including consultation with the physicians and other care providers to identify baseline data for future measurement, and for the development and implementation of an appropriate physical therapy program for students from preschool through post-secondary levels.
The Physical Therapist is also required and responsible for the following:
● Conduct assessments and providing evaluative information on the student’s gait, balance, equilibrium, orthopedic status and motor function in accordance with legal timelines;
● Interpret assessment data for the development of educational short and long-term goals for an Individualized Education Program (IEP);
● Implement a therapeutic exercise program to address and support the students’ physical needs
● Provide guidance and leads the development and implementation of functional activities, range of motion, postural tone, gait, kinesthesia and reflex integration for the purposes of determining deficits and providing necessary recommendations;
● Create and update documentation of physical progress to reflect the student’s status, progress of physical therapeutic intervention and their overall response to the therapy provided;
● Assist in the development and implementation of the students’ IEP by acting as a liaison between the IEP team, physicians, parents and other agencies in implementing the student’s IEP;
● Work in coordination with IEP team members, general education staff, parents, administrators, occupational therapists, other educational staff members, and physicians to facilitate services and increase awareness of the necessary and appropriate methodologies, interventions or patterns of instructional support for students with specialized physical needs; and
● Provide assistance, consultation, guidance and training to staff and parents/guardians on the proper use of adaptive equipment, and the appropriate implementation of direct individual or group activities, and use of curriculum in alignment with the necessary guidelines and requirements for the performance of physical functions or activities
● Travel to various sites and locations within the district as assigned for the purpose of providing itinerant physical therapy intervention and services
● Work collaborative and harmoniously with staff members, parents, and other agencies for the purpose of ensuring the efficiency of the treatment, services and therapeutic interventions provided
● Maintain confidential student records such as service schedules and progress notes
● Perform technical tasks and the acquisition of skills or professional development required in order to meet changing conditions and student needs
● Operate standard office equipment including computers, laptops, or related software applications
● Plan, organize work, manage deadlines and analyze situations specific to unique needs or conditions
● Attend regularly scheduled department meetings
● Create, maintain reports and submits as required by federal, state and district regulations.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and be open to training in areas of need. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A Bachelor’s Degree, licensed by the Board of Medical Quality Assurance of the State of California, and meets the educational standards of the Physical Therapy Examining Committee.
WORKING CONDITIONS: ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work/classroom/office environment is usually quiet to moderate.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and reach with hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
LICENSE:
Possess and maintain a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $61.30 - $75.22 per hour
Expected hours: 2.4 per week
Schedule:
Education:
Work Location: In person
