Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

Overview

Position: Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Location: Durham, NC (6th floor of Duke Regional Hospital)

Schedule: Full Time

Compensation: $28.00 to $40.00 per hour, based on experience

Select Specialty Hospital Durham 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:

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  Start Strong : Extensive and thorough Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

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  Advance Your Career : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.

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  Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.

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  Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.

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  Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings

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  Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance

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  Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection

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  Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

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Responsibilities

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  Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities

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  Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT)

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  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

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  Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics or assistive devices

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

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  Valid state PTA license

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  Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.

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Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Location : Location US-NC-Durham

Job ID

Position Type Full Time

Experience (Years) 1

Category Physical Therapist Assistant

Company Select Specialty Hospital - Durham