Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

The Beach Post-Acute; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

The Beach Post-Acute in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Per-Diem Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to support our Rehab team. The PTA will assist PTs with treatments, document progress, and help ensure high-quality patient care on a per-diem basis.

Ideal candidates hold an active CA PTA license and have at least 1 year of SNF/LTC experience, with strong customer service and patient-care skills. The facility emphasizes teamwork and excellence in care.

Qualifications

• CA PTA license active in CA.
• Minimum of 1 year of Skilled Nursing Facility or Long-Term Care experience preferred.
• Excellent customer service and patient care skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Physical Therapists with treatments and procedures based on patient care plans.
• Document progress of treatment and modify therapies as needed.
• Instruct, motivate, safeguard and assist patients during exercises or activities.
• Observe patients during treatments and report progress to the physical therapist.
• Discuss and coordinate treatment plans with PT staff and other caregivers.
• Transport patients to and from treatment areas and assist with positioning.
• Administer active and passive manual therapies and modalities as prescribed.
• Measure range of motion and vital signs to assess treatment effects.
• Monitor equipment use and record treatment administration.
• Fit patients for braces, prostheses and other devices.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Patient care

Communication skills

Education

CA PTA license

Job description

THE BEACH POST-ACUTE, Long Beach, CA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 3839

Salary Range: $42.00 To $44.00 Hourly

The Beach Post-Acute is a 24-hour 98-bed skilled nursing facility located in Long Beach, CA. Our Rehab team is known to provide the highest quality of care to our residents as our team is full of support and teamwork. We are currently on the search for a Per-Diem PTA to join the team in helping us continue to strive for excellence.

Openings:

Pay:

$42-44/hour

About the Position:

The PTA will assist the Physical Therapists with treatments and procedures based on each patient’s care plan. Other tasks may include carrying out routine functions, documenting the progress of treatment, and modifying specific treatments.

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:

PTA License active in CA

Minimum of 1 year of Skilled Nursing Facility experience or Long-Term Care preferred

Excellent customer service and patient care skills

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.