Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Prava-Therapy; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Prava-Therapy in Aliso Viejo, CA is seeking a Part-Time Physical Therapist Assistant to join a senior living community serving Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care residents. You will work with our PT team to provide meaningful, function-focused care in residents' living environments.

Responsibilities include delivering individualized interventions under supervision, assessing mobility and balance, fostering relationships with residents, and collaborating with nursing and activity

Qualifications

• Active California PTA license required.
• Experience with geriatric populations preferred.
• Strong communication and empathy with residents and families.
• Ability to assess mobility, balance and functional independence in real settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualized interventions under the direction of the PT.
• Work with residents in their actual living environments.
• Address mobility, balance, gait, transfers, strength and independence.
• Build relationships with residents to understand what matters to them.
• Collaborate with nursing, wellness and activity staff.
• Look for opportunities to extend therapy beyond sessions.

Skills

Geriatric care

Interpersonal skills

Patient engagement

Team collaboration

Mobility assessment

Education

PTA license (California)

BLS certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Part-Time Physical Therapist Assistant | Practice Therapy Differently
Aliso Viejo, California | Independent Living + Assisted Living + Memory Care | Part-Time
What if therapy actually fit the resident's life?
At Prava, we believe senior living therapy should be about more than completing a treatment session.
It's about helping someone keep living their life.
We're looking for a Part-Time Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team in a gated senior living community in Aliso Viejo serving Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care residents.
Three levels of living.
One community.
And one opportunity to practice therapy in a way that actually meets residents where they are.
We don't just work bankers' hours.
Because residents don't live bankers' hours.
Sometimes therapy means working on mobility before dinner.
Sometimes it's practicing a transfer in the environment where that transfer actually happens.
Sometimes it's walking with a resident to an activity so they can regain the confidence to participate independently.
Sometimes it's figuring out why someone who walked well in the therapy space struggles everywhere else.
We go where the function is.
This is what you'll do.
You'll work alongside our PT team to provide meaningful, function-focused care across IL, AL, and Memory Care.
You'll:

• Deliver individualized interventions under the direction of the PT

• Work with residents in their actual living environments

• Address mobility, balance, gait, transfers, strength, endurance, and functional independence

• Build relationships with residents and understand what matters to them

• Partner with nursing, wellness, caregivers, and community leadership

• Look for opportunities to carry therapy beyond the treatment session

• Help residents participate in the routines and activities that make their lives meaningful

We want you to know your residents.
Not just their diagnosis.
Not just their goals.
Them.
What do they love to do?
Where do they struggle?
What are they trying to keep doing independently?
What does a successful day look like for them?
That's the lens we bring to therapy at Prava.
We're looking for a PTA who:

• Loves working with older adults

• Believes therapy should be functional and meaningful

• Builds relationships naturally

• Is comfortable across IL, AL, and Memory Care

• Thinks beyond the traditional treatment environment

• Wants to be part of a team that practices differently

• Takes pride in excellent clinical care

If you're the kind of PTA who sees a person before you see a diagnosis, you'll fit right in.
At Prava, we don't believe residents should have to fit therapy into their lives.
Therapy should fit into theirs.
Come practice differently.
Come practice Prava.