Physical Therapist

Pay Range: $58,755 to $103,563 for 10-month school year

Schedule: M-F School Days 7:45am to 3:30pm; Summer ESY is Optional and paid extra.

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

2025-3308

Elwyn seeks a Physical Therapist to provide physical therapy (PT) services to students as prescribed by a physician and indicated in their Individualized Education Program (IEP). This includes conducting evaluations, assessments, analyzing data, writing reports, and determining the strengths and areas of concern or need relative to gross motor abilities to assist students in accessing their educational program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct and indirect PT services through individual PT sessions and consultation with the teacher, parent and other related service providers (IEP Team) including but not limited to utilization of gross motor equipment, delivering aquatic therapy, assisting students with active and passive exercises, gait and functional training, etc.
• Evaluate and instruct teacher/parent in using exercises, positioning and adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, braces, orthodics, etc. through a collaborative model of consultation
• Maintain specialized equipment and evaluates for proper fit
• Measure for and orders equipment for individual student use as changes in need are presented
• Provide treatment in ambulatory skills, proper posturing, use of adaptive equipment and adaptation to activities and physical environments, etc. to access the student's educational program
• Participate in data review Pre-IEP and IEP meetings by identifying skill deficits, recommending assessment needs, consulting with, and assisting the IEP team, including teacher, clinicians, parents, school districts, in the development of the gross motor goals
• Conduct evaluations using formal and informal assessments and screenings utilizing the established Re-evaluation Report (RR) process to identify gross motor needs
• Provide materials, training and staff in-service regarding PT needs of the varied student population
• Complete all documentation and/or share recommendations related to IEP development, progress monitoring and data collection, Re-evaluation Reports (RR), Behavioral Support Plans (BSP), School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention Systems (SWPBIS), and Extended School Year (ESY) Program, as required by Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) regulations and sending-district's policy and funding requirements
• Adhere to PDE established timelines relating to all required documentation
• Adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the State Board of Physical Therapy
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and crisis intervention using agency-trained protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Physical Therapy license
• Newly licensed graduates considered
• Ability to understand, interpret and implement physician-prescribed treatment
• Non-profit human service experience highly preferred
• Experience working with both verbal and nonverbal students (ages 3-21 years) in Autism Support, Emotional Support and Life Skills Support programs
• Knowledge of principles, techniques, methods and equipment used in direct and consultative PT services
• Demonstrate knowledge of current diagnostic and assessment tools available for use with students with PT needs.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education and other professional growth activities
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to independently solve problems and make decisions with little or no need for direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions
• Must be able to perform CPR using agency-trained protocols
• Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated intermediate, experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; report-writer experience preferred
• Experience using/knowledge of electronic student and/or health record preferred

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

#3308