Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Community Eldercare Services, LLC; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Eldercare Services, LLC seeks a committed Physical Therapist Assistant to partner with patients on the journey to restore motion and maximize function. You will help enhance quality of life through promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and intervention.

Join a team dedicated to reconnecting people to relationships and enabling elder care through personalized, evidence-based therapy and compassionate support in a patient-centered setting.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a physical therapist assistant.
• Intensive clinical education and practical training.
• Ability to manage patients with different personalities.
• Current knowledge of treatment practices.
• Drive to continually learn and grow.
• Professional behavior and ethics.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Valid license to practice physical therapy assistant.

Responsibilities

• Identify and meet patients’ goals and needs.
• Offer cost-effective treatments to improve motion and mobility.
• Reduce the need for medications and avoid unnecessary surgery.
• Develop care plans using varied treatment techniques.
• Create fitness- and wellness-oriented programs tailored to patients.
• Provide quality, personalized, and evidence-based care.
• Motivate patients during treatment to function at their best.
• Promote healthy lifestyle by improving strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
• Document patient care services.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Professional behavior

Continuous learning

Motivating patients

Education

Clinical education

Job description

Description

We are looking for a committed Physical Therapist Assistant to act as the patient’s partner throughout the trip of restoring motion and ensuring that the client will function at their personal best. You will maximize the quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment or intervention, and rehabilitation.

What do we do? Connect People 2 Life!

How do we Connect People 2 Life? Through reconnecting them to the relationships that make life full.

Responsibilities

• Identify and meet patients’ goals and needs
• Offer cost-effective treatments that help improve clients’ motion and mobility
• Reduce the need for medications and provide alternatives to surgery
• Develop care plans using a variety of treatment techniques
• Create fitness- and wellness-oriented programs tailored to patients’ specific needs
• Provide quality, personalized and evidence-based care and proven interventions
• Motivate patients during treatment in order to help them function optimally
• Promote clients’ healthy lifestyle by improving strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination
• Document patient care services

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a physical therapist assistant
• Intensive education and clinical expertise
• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
• Current knowledge of treatment practices
• Drive to continually learn and grow
• Professional behavior
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Valid license to practice physical therapy assistant