Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Canyon Creek Post Acute; Castro Valley (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading skilled nursing facility in Castro Valley, California, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to join their dedicated team. The role involves assisting with therapy treatments, documenting patient progress, and ensuring quality care for residents. Applicants are encouraged to apply, especially recent graduates with the necessary qualifications.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Paid time off: Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave

Paid orientation and training programs

Qualifications

• Active California PTA License required.
• Minimum six months experience in skilled nursing preferred.
• BLS/CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Physical Therapists in treatment and patient evaluations.
• Document patient progress and communicate with caregivers.
• Administer therapeutic exercises and monitor equipment.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Motivation

Documentation

Multi-tasking

Education

Graduate from CAPTE-accredited PTA program

Job description

About Us:

Canyon Creek Post-Acute is a 5-star Customer Satisfaction Management (CSM) rating, 70-bed skilled nursing facility located in Castro Valley, California, specializing in short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Our mission is to provide exceptional services that enable our residents and their families to thrive. With a dedicated in-house team of therapists and nurses, we create customized care plans tailored to the individual needs of each resident.

Our Team:

Our dedicated and professional staff possesses the strengths and talents necessary to deliver the highest quality of care consistently. Whether our residents are recovering after a hospital stay or require ongoing medical support, Canyon Creek Post-Acute is devoted to helping them achieve their personal health and wellness goals.

Position Overview:

The Physical Therapist Assistant will help Physical Therapists provide physical therapy treatments and procedures. The Physical Therapist Assistant may, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist.

Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities. Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the physical therapist in person or through progress notes.

Confers with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment. Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.

Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements. Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.

Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound.

Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.

Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment.

Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches.

Qualifications:

Graduate from a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)-accredited PTA program
Active California Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) License and is able to practice unencumbered in California.
Active BLS/CPR.
A minimum of six months of experience in a skilled nursing facility setting is preferred; however, recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
Is in good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
Working knowledge of Medicare and other payor sources.
Full knowledge of resident’s rights.
Experience in long term care preferred

Able to work on multiple tasks at the same time.

What We Offer:

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
Additional options like Accident Insurance and Hospitalization plans.
Life and AD&D insurance included for full-time employees.
401(k) retirement savings.
Paid time off: Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.

Paid orientation and training programs.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.

Full Time and flexible to work weekends.