Travel PTA - Acute Care Hospital: High Pay & Perks

American Traveler, LLC.; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Travel & licensure reimbursements

Insurance: medical, dental & vision

Job summary

American Traveler is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant for an Acute Care Hospital setting. BLS certification and WV licensure (if applicable) are required, with a minimum of 1 year of acute care experience.

The role involves assisting in a 390-bed hospital with adult and geriatric patients, following the PT plan of care, and working typical 5x8 day shifts. Travel experience is preferred, and generous housing and reimbursements are provided.

Qualifications

• Current PTA license required for consideration, if applicable
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Acute care hospital experience required
• Travel experience preferred; first-time travelers with strong specialty experience may be considered
• Experience with home exercise programs, lifting and transfers, patient/family education, and safety/injury prevention
• Equipment experience: bed alarms, call lights, crutches, gait belt, hospital bed, rolling walker, sit-to-stand lift
• Experience with Hoyer lift, lower extremity prosthetics, sliding boards, soft/hard collars, specialty beds, supplemental O2 preferred
• AROM/AAROM/PROM, arousal and attention, assistive devices, body mechanics, environmental barrier identification, pain assessments, sensory response, strength testing, vital signs
• Minimum 2 manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years required

Responsibilities

• Treat a 390-bed acute care hospital with heart surgery, orthopedic, and medical patients
• Work with adult and geriatric populations
• Follow the Physical Therapist's plan of care
• Manage a ratio of 16 units of treatment per day
• Maintain 5x8 day shift schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri (some variants may occur)
• Provide weekend coverage as needed per schedule
• No float or on-call requirements
• Use Cerner for charting
• Work at a Level 1 Trauma Center, teaching hospital; member of COTH
• Support a total of 855 staffed beds
• Adhere to scrub color restrictions; free traveler parking
• Vaccination requirements: flu vaccine during season; COVID not required
• Residents living >100 miles preferred; case-by-case consideration for 75–100 miles
• Former Vandalia Health System employees not eligible for travel contracts within the system
• Pending state license accepted; active WV license required to start

Skills

BLS certification

Acute care experience

Home exercise programs

Lifting and transfers

Patient/family education

Safety/injury prevention

Clinical assessment

AROM/AAROM/PROM

Vital signs assessment

Communication with care team

Education

PTA license

WV state licensure (if applicable)

Tools

Cerner charting

Hoyer lift

Gait belt/crutches

Job description

American Traveler is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant for an Acute Care Hospital setting. BLS certification and WV licensure (if applicable) are required, with a minimum of 1 year of acute care experience.

The role involves assisting in a 390-bed hospital with adult and geriatric patients, following the PT plan of care, and working typical 5x8 day shifts. Travel experience is preferred, and generous housing and reimbursements are provided.