Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist at The Maryland School for the Blind in Baltimore, MD provides physical therapy assessment, treatment, and consultation as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

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• Conduct physical therapy assessments and admission screenings.
• Manage a student caseload using an integrated therapy model: provide direct and indirect service, maintain records, and participate in interdisciplinary programming.
• Provide consultation and training to staff, parents, and community-based professionals.
• Monitor implementation of student programs.
• Design, order or fabricate, update, and monitor use of adaptive positioning equipment, assistive devices/wheelchairs, and orthotics.
• Continue professional development and education.

• Provide new employee training on student transfers, lifts, and mechanical lifts.
• Move equipment between buildings; assist with ordering and maintaining office, clinic, and workroom spaces.
• Supervise clinical students.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Equipment used: developmental therapy equipment, exercise equipment, positioning equipment/wheelchairs, orthotics, assistive devices, lifting devices, personal computers, hand and power tools, industrial sewing machine, video equipment, telephones, copy machine, car.

Performance standard:
Must consistently demonstrate clinical competence in areas of performance consistent with recognized standards of the physical therapy profession.

Work environment:
Multiple indoor and outdoor environments, on and off campus, with a variety of sound, lighting, and temperature conditions. Significant walking between buildings; must be able to lift 35 lbs. routinely.

Work schedule:

35 daytime hours, Monday through Friday, with a daily 30 minute unpaid lunch. Flextime scheduling available. Some early morning and evening consults and training required. Position follows a 12‑month annual calendar (requires working during the 4‑week Extended School Year program in the summer).

• Comprehensive knowledge of normal/abnormal sensory-motor development and musculoskeletal function/dysfunction.
• Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate evaluative and treatment techniques for individuals with multiple disabilities 3‑21 years of age.
• Comprehensive knowledge of orthotics/wheelchairs, adaptive positioning equipment, and assistive devices appropriate for individuals 3‑21.
• Comprehensive knowledge of proper body mechanics and use of mechanical lifts.
• General knowledge of disabling childhood conditions such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and autism, and their impact on sensory-motor and musculoskeletal development.
• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

• General knowledge of IDEA and COMAR regulations and service implications; crisis intervention and behavior management; data collection; visual impairment/blindness relative to sensory-motor development; total communication systems; best practices for bus transportation; MSB policies and procedures.
• Basic knowledge to provide clinical supervision, basic mechanical skills for equipment adjustment and repairs.
• General understanding of school-based versus medical models of service delivery.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Education Management