Physical Therapist - Children's Services

Description

WHO IS LOGAN?

LOGAN Community Resources is our full name but who are we? LOGAN is a non‑profit organization with community impact in Michiana.

What does LOGAN do and why do we exist? LOGAN supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so that they and their families may achieve their desired quality of life.

What does LOGAN aspire to be? LOGAN envisions a community in which every individual, regardless of obstacles or challenges, is able to reach its full potential.

How do LOGAN employees do their jobs every day? LOGAN employees are dedicated to performing their duties with respect, kindness, honesty, loyalty, and quality in mind for LOGAN’s clients, staff, and the agency.

LOGAN offers a robust benefits package, which includes:

Accruing Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, and Vision plans

Rx Help Prescription Cost Assistance Program & KISx Card for optimal surgical procedures

403(B) Traditional and ROTH retirement plans – Company match of up to 3% after 1 year of service

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Long‑term disability and Reliance Standard Supplemental Insurance Plans (Short‑term disability, critical illness, acceded, accidental death & dismemberment)

15,000 company paid life insurance

Full time employees eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Employee‑Referral incentive for qualifying positions

The Physical Therapist provides evaluations/therapy in a variety of settings, assessing the gross motor area of development. The Physical Therapist will provide treatment plans and outcomes reflected in each child’s Individual Family Service Plan, using therapeutic modalities and procedures to maintain/increase skills. The Physical Therapist also communicates with staff and families regarding results of the evaluation, treatment and progress, provides parent training, and makes suggestions for home programming.

Evaluation

• The physical therapist may be asked to assist in evaluating children on an individual basis.
• The therapist will communicate the results of the assessment/screening as directed.
• The therapist shall assist in determining each child’s adaptive equipment/orthopedic equipment and/or assistive technology needs. This would include but not be limited to specially adapted chairs and wheelchair inserts for proper positioning, orthotics, splints, braces, walkers, etc.

• The therapist will conduct individual therapy when appropriate to maintain or enhance speech and language abilities, or training to improve/maintain feeding and pre‑feeding skills; to provide the necessary program information to enhance these outcomes.
  The Physical Therapist will facilitate the growth of the child’s parents as teachers by providing the resources and support necessary to adequately meet each goal.
• The Physical Therapist will provide the parents with a developmental model of learning which will help them to clarify and realize their own child’s needs.
• In community settings, the Speech‑Language Pathologist would allow for the general wellbeing and safety of the children.

• The therapist should have the ability to deal effectively with other staff, agencies, and community programs, as well as children and their parents/guardians.
• The therapist shall keep daily progress notes, make quarterly reports on, and maintain records of, evaluations, home visits, etc.
• The therapist shall be responsible to turn in their timesheet every other week (on Friday by noon), and their mileage and attendance sheet on the last day of each month.
• The therapist writes a discharge summary for all children who are transitioning to the school system when turning three.
• The therapist may be asked to participate in case conferences, staff meetings, parent group meetings when requested.
• The therapist will be asked to participate with other team members in writing quarterly reports.
• The therapist should attend appropriate workshops and conferences to increase professional effectiveness and to meet the 30‑hour minimum requirement by First Steps.
• The therapist should serve as a resource person for information on gross/fine…