Physical Therapy Assistant FT

Select Specialty Hospital; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education opportunities

Clinical ladder program

Medical, Rx, vision, dental

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in St. Charles, MO is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our inpatient post-ICU care team.

In this full-time daytime role, you will assist with delivery of physical therapy services, implement treatment plans, and help patients regain mobility and independence. The position offers comprehensive benefits, orientation, tuition reimbursement opportunities, and a collaborative environment where PTs and PTAs work closely with therapists to achieve

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist 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

Position: Physical Therapist (PTA)

Location: St. Charles, MO

Schedule: Full-Time Days

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

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