Physical Therapist

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

The Campus School at Boston College is a private, publicly funded special education day school within the Lynch School of Education and Human Development on the Boston College campus. The Campus School educates students ages 3-22 with extensive support needs, including complex medical needs. SUMMARY

• Perform skilled physical therapy evaluations to assess functional levels and areas of need and provide therapeutic interventions which promote gross motor, fine motor and neuromuscular development for each student in order to improve their access to the education environment and achieve their highest potential.
• PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Evaluate and determine needs related to functional mobility Plan and implement therapy programs for Campus School students in individual, small group or classroom sessions Collaborate with teachers, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, nursing team and support staff as part of a transdisciplinary team to ensure carry over of therapy goals to classroom activities on a weekly basis Contribute to three-year evaluations Update goals and objectives for each student on their Individualized Education Plan and provide quarterly progress reports on each goal/objective.
• Provide families with information related to their student’s physical therapy evaluation, goals, treatments, progress and equipment needs, as well as provide home visits to facilitate carryover of physical therapy programs into the home environment on an as needed basis.
• Provide in-service training to staff on appropriate techniques and or knowledge within the domain of physical therapy.
• Provide physical training as needed on safe lifting, handling and body mechanics.
• Participate in regularly scheduled adaptive equipment and orthotics clinics.
• Work as a collaborative member with team and caregivers to meet appropriate needs for new equipment and modifications to existing equipment based on student and family needs.
• Attend home visits as needed to assess the home environment for equipment safety, use and training.