Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Thebeachpostacute; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

The Beach Post-Acute in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Per-Diem Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to support our Rehab team. The PTA will help therapists with treatments, document progress, and assist in moving and positioning patients as part of individualized care plans.

Licensed CA PTA with at least 1 year of SNF/long-term care experience and strong patient-service skills are required to join a dedicated team committed to quality care in a 24-hour facility setting.

Qualifications

• CA PTA license active.
• Minimum 1 year of Skilled Nursing Facility or long-term care experience.
• Excellent customer service and patient care skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist physical therapists with treatments per care plan.
• Record progress and modify treatments as directed.
• Instruct and motivate patients through exercises.
• Document treatment data for therapist review.
• Transfer and transport patients as required, ensuring safety.
• Administer manual therapies and modalities as applicable.
• Measure range of motion and vital signs for evaluations.
• Monitor equipment use and document treatment administration.
• Fit patients for braces or supportive devices.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

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

6 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.