Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Prava-Therapy; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI-enabled documentation

Clinical mentorship

Operational support

Embedded community model

Job summary

Prava is hiring a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for Cambridge Village of Wilmington in Wilmington, NC. You will work with a Physical Therapist to provide functional, resident-centered care across the senior living continuum, focusing on strength, balance, gait, endurance, and independence.

Join a team that emphasizes wellness, community, and person-first care, with modern technology, clinical support, and embedded community model to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Holds a current North Carolina PTA license
• Loves working with older adults
• Is confident clinically and curious to keep learning
• Builds genuine relationships with residents
• Communicates well with families and interdisciplinary teams
• Understands that therapy should be functional and purposeful
• Can work across different levels of physical and cognitive ability
• Takes ownership of the quality of care they provide
• Wants to be part of a community—not simply assigned to a caseload

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled PT interventions under the direction of the Physical Therapist
• Treat residents across the senior living continuum
• Help residents improve strength, balance, gait, endurance, mobility, and functional performance
• Implement individualized plans of care with clinical judgment and attention to resident goals
• Monitor and communicate changes in resident condition and functional status
• Provide resident and caregiver education
• Reinforce home exercise and functional programs
• Collaborate with nursing, caregivers, families, wellness staff, and other members of the community team
• Participate in fall prevention, mobility, and wellness initiatives
• Help residents remain active and engaged in the activities that matter to them
• Document efficiently using Prava's modern technology and AI-enabled tools

Skills

NC PTA license

Older adults

Clinical confidence

Relationship building

Family communication

Functional therapy

Cross-ability care

Care quality ownership

Community-focused care

Tools

AI-enabled documentation

Job description

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Full-Time | Cambridge Village of Wilmington | Wilmington, NC

Your residents live here. Your therapy should too.

Prava is looking for a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our therapy team at Cambridge Village of Wilmington.

This isn't a traditional therapy environment.

Cambridge Village was built around Optimal Living®—a philosophy focused on wellness, connection, activity, independence, and helping residents continue to live life to the fullest.

We believe therapy should fit into that philosophy.

Not as something residents receive only after they decline.

As part of how they stay independent in the first place.

What you’ll do

You’ll work alongside the Physical Therapist to provide exceptional, functional care to residents throughout the community.

You’ll:

• Provide skilled PT interventions under the direction of the Physical Therapist

• Treat residents across the senior living continuum

• Help residents improve strength, balance, gait, endurance, mobility, and functional performance

• Implement individualized plans of care with clinical judgment and attention to resident goals

• Monitor and communicate changes in resident condition and functional status

• Provide resident and caregiver education

• Reinforce home exercise and functional programs

• Collaborate with nursing, caregivers, families, wellness staff, and other members of the community team

• Participate in fall prevention, mobility, and wellness initiatives

• Help residents remain active and engaged in the activities that matter to them

• Document efficiently using Prava's modern technology and AI-enabled tools

Your patients are people first.

Maybe your resident wants to walk independently to dinner.

Maybe they want to get back into an exercise class.

Maybe they want to take the community bus to the beach.

Maybe they simply want the confidence to move around their apartment without asking for help.

That’s what you’re treating.

The diagnosis is only part of the story.

We're looking for a PTA who:

• Holds a current North Carolina PTA license

• Loves working with older adults

• Is confident clinically and curious enough to keep learning

• Builds genuine relationships with residents

• Communicates well with families and interdisciplinary teams

• Understands that therapy should be functional and purposeful

• Can work comfortably across different levels of physical and cognitive ability

• Takes ownership of the quality of care they provide

• Wants to be part of a community—not simply assigned to a caseload

Senior living experience is a plus, but not required.

Why Prava?

Because we believe great clinicians deserve great infrastructure.

You’ll have access to:

Modern technology—including AI-enabled documentation designed to reduce administrative burden.

Clinical support—standards, resources, mentorship, and a team behind you.

Operational support—so you can spend more of your time doing what you were trained to do.

An embedded model—where therapists become part of the community and build relationships that actually improve care.

The opportunity

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Full-Time
Cambridge Village of Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

If you’re looking for a PTA role where your clinical skills matter, your relationships matter, and the goal is bigger than completing a treatment schedule—

come practice differently with Prava.