Physical Therapist Assistant

Join our family as a Physical Therapy Assistant and help our patients and residents maximise their potential. While working under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) assists patients and residents with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan to improve their quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, collaborative, efficient, organised, reliable, and empathetic.

Responsibilities:

• Provides, monitors, and records therapy services to patients/residents with physical, cognitive, or developmental impairments
• Selects, implements, and modifies therapeutic activities and interventions consistent with demonstrated competency levels and goals
• Exchanges information with and provides documentation to the physical therapist about responses to and communications during intervention
• Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organisation

Qualifications:

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure
• Must be a graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant
• Must be licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) of practice
• Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment
• When applicable, may require valid driver's license