School-based Physical Therapist, Jacksonville NC

Calling on Physical Therapists with schools experience living and working in the area of Jacksonville, NC! Soliant is working to place a part-time contract Physical Therapist in a neighboring county, located 30-40 minutes from the city.

We seek a Physical Therapist to work with preschool to high school students, on a part-time schedule of about 25 hours per week.

Essential functions of the Physical Therapist consist of the following:

1. Select and administer appropriate assessment tools to evaluate students’ functional abilities and needs in relevant educational environments in order to contribute to student education plans. Instruct staff in their administration and relevance to school-based service.
2. Interpret and report on results of assessments to all stakeholders through the IEP team process.
3. Use clinical knowledge and student assessment data to collaborate with the school team in the development of student education plans.
4. Recommend appropriate services to support the educational plan (therapy service and method of delivering service)
5. Develop effective data collection tools to monitor and record student progress; Report regularly on functioning to support skill generalization within the school setting
6. Develop and implement intervention strategies to enable student participation in the educational program.
7. Select appropriate adaptive materials or equipment as needed to support school access and/or participation in the educational program. Train students and/or teams in their use.
8. Maintain current documentation of service delivery that meets requirements of state licensing board.
9. Manage a caseload and convey essential information to colleagues/team members to ensure effectiveness and continuity of services
10. Provide supervision of paraprofessional and clerical personnel as needed
11. Ensure compliance with the IEP team approved service delivery plan for all identified students. Complete related service logs in compliance with MSDE’s State Performance Plan.

In order to provide physical therapy in schools, applicants must be eligible, or hold, a license in Physical Therapy from the state of North Carolina.

To apply, please upload your resume using the button below, or e-mail it directly to Monica Guu at [email protected] I welcome phone inquiries at (770) 723-3774