Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time (40 hours/week)

Kittitas Valley Healthcare; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

KVH—Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, WA, is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our outpatient team. The PTA provides care under a physical therapist, follows treatment plans, and communicates findings while operating within Washington State rules.

Rotating between Ellensburg and Cle Elum, this full-time role (40 hours/week) includes a wage range of $31.94–$48.41/hour, with benefits eligibility and ongoing professional education support.

Qualifications

• Current PTA license through the Washington State Department of Health.
• Current CPR card (maintenance required).
• LSVT BIG certification preferred.
• Previous experience as a PTA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients who have been evaluated by a physical therapist.
• Communicate pertinent medical findings to the physical therapist.
• Follow the treatment plan dictated by the physical therapist.
• Practice within the confines of the Washington State practice act.

Skills

PTA license through Washington State

CPR certification

Job description

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Benefits - KV Healthcare

www.kvhealthcare.org

Job Description

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) treats patients who have been evaluated by a physical therapist, communicates pertinent medical findings to the physical therapist, follows the treatment plan dictates by the physical therapist, and practices within the confines of the State of Washington practice act.

Qualifications

What is required...

• Current PTA license through the Washington State Department of Health
• Current CPR card (maintenance required)

What Is Preferred...

• LSVT BIG certification
• Previous experience as a PTA

Additional Information

Wage: Wage range currently starts at $31.94/hour and goes up to $48.41/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.

FTE: .1.0 (40 hours/week); Primary schedule is Monday through Friday.

Position will rotate through both Ellensburg and Cle Elum, based on needs and demand.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible

Union Status: This is a non-union covered position