Physical Therapist - Bangor & Downeast Job Brewer area,Maine USA,Healthcare

Pediatric Physical Therapist This is a 40 hour per week, calendar year position at our CDS Two Rivers site in Brewer, working with preschool children with disabilities ages 3-5. Local travel is required. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and the preschool population is preferred.

Maine State Employee Medical coverage
Dental and Vision Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
$250 per year Professional Development Stipend
Maine State Employee Living Resources Program (Employee Assistance)
Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Work/Life Balance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Time
Paid Holidays
Great coworkers, and the satisfaction of helping kids who really need you!

Summary Description The Physical Therapist works as a part of a team of colleagues to evaluate and provide treatment services to children. The therapist, a member of the IFSP/IEP team, evaluates and provides services to eligible children birth through 5 and ensures that services meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 as set forth in the Maine Department of Education Regulations Chapter 101.

Representative Tasks
PARENT COMMUNICATION

Ensures that the therapist’s role within Child Find is explained to the parents.
Ensures that intake information is elaborated upon and elicits additional information from parents.
Ensures that parents receive answers to their questions.
Ensures that parents receive accurate information in a timely manner.
Specific to the physical therapy domain, ensures that parents receive accurate explanations of the results of the child’s assessment.

EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

Establishes rapport with children served.
Conducts observations in the child’s natural environment or LRE setting, as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
Gathers and reviews documentation specific to the child’s developmental history.
Conducts interviews with parents to obtain information when specific to the child’s required developmental history and selects and administers assessment and other evaluation materials that are not discriminatory as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
Determines the child’s level of functioning and expresses that in a summary of evaluation results and diagnostic impressions in an evaluation report provided for the IFSP/IEP team.

RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT WRITING

Ensures that a written evaluation that comports with Chapter 101 is completed in a timely manner.
Contributes goals to the ISFP/IEP team and short term objectives where appropriate.
Writes and maintains required reports for therapy to meet Maine Care and other regulatory requirements.

IFSP/IEP PARTICIPATION

Ensures that evaluation findings are reported to the IFSP/IEP team.
Assists the IFSP/IEP team with goal development based upon assessment results.

EARLY INTERVENTION OR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES

Provides physical therapy services as specified by the IFSP/IEP.
Communicates with CDS Case Managers and other providers through the course of a child’s IFSP/IEP.

BILLING DOCUMENTATION (INSURANCE AND MAINECARE)

Requests prescriptions and authorizations for referrals as required by CDS.
Ensures proper billing to third parties, in accordance with CDS practice.
Provides invoices and/or service logs to CDS in accordance with CINC requirements.

Other

Any other appropriate duties the Site Director deems necessary.

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