Physical Therapist Assistant

Join our family as a Physical Therapy Assistant and help our patients and residents maximise their potential. As a Physical Therapy Assistant, you will assist 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.

Responsibilities:

• Provide, monitor, and record therapy services to patients/residents with physical, cognitive, or developmental impairments
• Select, implement, and modify therapeutic activities and interventions consistent with demonstrated competency levels and goals
• Exchange information with and provide documentation to the physical therapist about responses to and communications during intervention
• Follow and adhere to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organisation

Qualifications:

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure
• Graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant
• Licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) of practice
• Conform 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

Benefits: Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.