What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist / Occupational Therapist position at Memphis Shelby County Schools?
Purpose and Scope
OVERVIEW
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are:
- Courageous Thinkers & Doers: Prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex and ambiguous environment on day one, present innovative ideas to address systemwide issues, and execute sustainable plans toward transformation.
- Solutions-Oriented: See the possibilities, demonstrate the capacity to synthesize information and adjust short and long-term goals, and consistently find a window when doors close to deliver measurable results for kids and families.
- High-Performing Gamechangers: Leader of leaders with the capacity to mobilize and empower an outstanding team, make people-centered data-informed decisions, and operate with a relentless hyperfocus on removing stubborn barriers that destroy the hopes and dreams of too many of our students.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Delivers at a high level of competency in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Assistive / Adaptive Technology services, working on unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and work process improvement.
Essential Job Functions
1. Implements Occupational Therapy, or Physical Therapy, and Assistive / Adaptive technology as a related service under IDEA ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
2. Maintains accurate therapy documentation on students.
3. Promotes a healthy environment by providing general health and safety education to parents, students, SCS employees, and community
4. Expected to travel to multiple school locations
5. Screens students to determine if an OT/PT evaluation indicated.
6. Understands and can explain when school-based therapy is not indicated.
7. Mentors professional therapy students in accordance with professional practice standards
8. Evaluates students at the request of the IEP team and collaborates with team members to implement therapeutic activities.
9. Provides age appropriate therapeutic activities that foster integration of the student into the classroom, school or community setting.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy plus an additional 2 years related experience, or equivalent, for a total education/experience of 6 years. Current licensure to practice physical therapy or occupational therapy in Tennessee. Prefer Members in APTA, AOTA, or national professional associations. Prefer experience in school bases practice or pediatrics. Degree Equivalency Formula: Bachelors Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience. Masters Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Masters degrees are required, years for Bachelors Degrees must be included.
