Staff Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)Pawtucket Falls Health Care is looking for a Director of Nursing to join their wonderful team!About us:Pawtucket Falls Health Care is tucked into a quiet and relaxing community. Pawtucket Falls provides top of the line care and rehabilitation services, designed around our guests' needs. Through personalized care plans our guests experience quality care in a close-knit community.Benefits:Paid time offHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision InsuranceSupportive, growth oriented work environmentSummary of thePhysical Therapy Assistant (PTA):A PTA is responsible for assisting Physical Therapist in helping patients recover and rehabilitate from the effects of a serious illness, injury or medical event, regaining their own best possible level of functional ability, well-being and independence.Job Requirements ofRegistered Physical Therapists (PTA):Current Florida License as a PTA (Physical Therapy Assistant)Current CPAt least one (1) experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.Essential Duties & Responsibilities of thePhysical Therapy Assistant (PTA):Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist.Contributes to a physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient care issues.Administers treatment programs for patients.Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist’s interpretations of patient evaluations and test results..Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities.Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.

Created: 2024-10-19