Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

Overview Position

• Physical
• Therapy
• Assistant (PTA)
• Location:
• Atlantic
• City,
• NJ
• Schedule:
• Monday -
• Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm /
• Full-time
• Compensation: $27.00 - $40.00 based on years of experience Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
• Why
• Join Us:
• Start
• Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Advance
• Your
• Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
• Elevate
• Your
• Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the
• Burden: Student debt benefit program.
• Your
• Health
• Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Recharge &
• Refresh: Generous
• PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in
• Your
• Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your
• Impact
• Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT) Assist the PT in carrying out therapeutic interventions designed to meet the patients’ long-term goals, including strengthening, coordination and balance exercises; posture, endurance/cardiac, functional skills and community re-entry training; joint mobility and muscle lengthening and pain relief Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics or assistive devices