PTA for Resort-Style Senior Living: Elevate Mobility

Prava-Therapy; Raleigh (NC); Vor Ort; USD 43.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Prava Therapy seeks a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. You will deliver skilled PT under the direction of a Physical Therapist, integrating with residents’ routines and optimizing functional mobility in a vibrant community.

You will implement evidence-based interventions, educate residents and staff, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote independence and safe daily activities

Aufgaben

• Implement individualized, evidence-based PT treatment interventions according to established plans of care across adult/geriatric physical therapy domains.
• Carry out treatments addressing strength, balance, gait training, transfer mechanics, functional mobility, endurance, joint integrity, and active daily routines.
• Target fall prevention, balance recovery, mobility device training, apartment safety, and environmental navigation.
• Introduce, adapt, and train residents, caregivers, and staff on mobility equipment, assistive devices, compensatory movement strategies, and physical safety tools.
• Leverage community wellness features—such as fitness centers, indoor pool/hydrotherapy spaces, group activity areas, outdoor pathways, and therapy spaces to practice real-world functional mobility and engagement.
• Identify subtle changes in resident function, safety, or physical status to support proactive care, communicating regularly with the supervising PT.
• Educate residents, families, caregivers, and community staff on functional independence, fall risk reduction, safe transfers, and mobility support.
• Collaborate with supervising Physical Therapists, interdisciplinary team partners, community leadership, wellness directors, life enrichment teams, and caregivers.
• Monitor resident progress, document treatment sessions accurately and in a timely manner, and provide feedback to the PT for plan-of-care updates.
• Participate in care coordination, interdisciplinary team discussions, and community wellness initiatives as appropriate.
• Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, compassion, professionalism, and continuous learning.

Jobbeschreibung

Prava Therapy seeks a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. You will deliver skilled PT under the direction of a Physical Therapist, integrating with residents’ routines and optimizing functional mobility in a vibrant community.

You will implement evidence-based interventions, educate residents and staff, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote independence and safe daily activities