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School-Based Physical Therapist

Job description

Allied Instructional Services is a company led by therapists and educators. We offer a unique partnership with school divisions to provide effective and evidence-based physical therapy services to the students we serve.

AIS is seeking a knowledgeable and driven part-time Physical Therapist in Decatur, GA to join our contracting team in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. We offer competitive compensation (including travel and office-time reimbursement), flexible schedules, mentoring, and referral bonuses and support our therapists in their autonomous practice as independent contractors. 

The Physical Therapist in a school setting functions as a member of a student’s educational team to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of impaired gross motor skills that limit a child’s ability to access their school and participate with their peers. The candidate must possess a working knowledge of assessment and treatment practices, evidence-based research, adaptations for access to the school environment, and be willing to learn the expected roles and responsibilities of a Physical Therapist practicing within the school environment.

The Physical Therapist will:

• Utilize current evidence-based practices to assess and treat a variety of students with gross motor delays and impairments.
• Comply with special education services within federal state/county procedural guidelines.
• Participate in the development and implementation of IEP's for those students identified as having a disability as a related service and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide ethical and evidence-based treatment that is guided by data collection, response to treatment, and on-going analysis of gross motor skills.
• Communicate and consult with students, parents, educators, administrators, and outside agency professionals.

Experience:

• Physical Therapy: 1 year (Preferred)
• Pediatric: 1 year (Preferred)

Education: Masters, DPT or TDPT (Required)