PTA II: Rehab & Mobility Specialist

Cone Health; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health in North Carolina seeks a Physical Therapy Assistant II to assist the physical therapist in rehabilitation, aiming to restore mobility, reduce pain, and promote independence for patients. You will implement care plans, monitor progress, and educate patients and families.

Qualified candidates hold an Associate's Degree, have two years of experience, and NC PTA licensure with current CPR; this on-site role requires collaboration across departments to achieve patient goals.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate's Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program.
• Required: 2 years of relevant experience.
• Required: North Carolina PTA license and CPR certification (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Completes patient treatments, tests and measures, and documentation/charging.
• Implements established therapy plans by selecting and performing appropriate treatment interventions to achieve patient goals.
• Progresses patient within designated treatment plan to achieve goals.
• Administers therapeutic exercises and other physical therapy interventions to improve patients' strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
• Educates patients and their families on treatment plans, home exercises, and self-management techniques to improve recovery outcomes.
• Collaborates with the physical therapist with implementation of discharge plans and recommendations for continued care.
• Monitors and documents patients' progress, treatment outcomes, and responses to interventions so that treatment plans can be adjusted as needed.
• Collaborates on teams from different departments to ensure coordinated patient care and holistic treatment outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program

Job description

Cone Health in North Carolina seeks a Physical Therapy Assistant II to assist the physical therapist in rehabilitation, aiming to restore mobility, reduce pain, and promote independence for patients. You will implement care plans, monitor progress, and educate patients and families.

Qualified candidates hold an Associate's Degree, have two years of experience, and NC PTA licensure with current CPR; this on-site role requires collaboration across departments to achieve patient goals.