Per Diem PTA: Post-ICU Rehab & Mobility

Select Specialty Hospital; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to join our team on a PRN/as-needed basis. The PTA will support the physical therapy team by assisting with therapeutic activities, patient transportation, and implementing treatment plans under the direction of a PT. Compensation is $40.00 per hour.

Minimum qualifications include a valid state PTA license and BLS certification by start date; prior experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Valid state PTA license.
• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities.
• Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT).
• 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.
• Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics or assistive devices.

Skills

PTA license

BLS certification

Job description

Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to join our team on a PRN/as-needed basis. The PTA will support the physical therapy team by assisting with therapeutic activities, patient transportation, and implementing treatment plans under the direction of a PT. Compensation is $40.00 per hour.

Minimum qualifications include a valid state PTA license and BLS certification by start date; prior experience is not required.