The Physical Therapist Assistant will assist in providing physical therapy treatments, documenting patient progress, and modifying treatment plans under the guidance of a physical therapist. They are also responsible for instructing patients and families, transporting patients, and maintaining therapy equipment.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be graduates of a CAPTE-accredited PTA program and hold an active California Physical Therapist Assistant license. Additionally, they must possess active BLS/CPR certification and have a working knowledge of Medicare and resident rights.
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Job description
About Us
Crystal Creek Post-Acute is a skilled nursing facility committed to delivering excellence in both clinical care and personal support. We serve our patients and their families with integrity, compassion, and respect, fostering a safe and nurturing environment for healing and recovery.
Why Join Us
We are a team that values collaboration, empathy, and dedication. At Crystal Creek, you will work alongside skilled professionals who share a common goal: improving lives through quality healthcare and heartfelt service to every patient and family we serve.
Position Overview
The Physical Therapist Assistant will help Physical Therapists provide physical therapy treatments and procedures. The Physical Therapist Assistant may, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist.
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
Benefits
Vacation
Holidays
Sick leave
Paid time off
Life insurance
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
Training programs
Accident insurance
AD&D insurance
Paid orientation
401(k) retirement savings
Hospitalization plans
Graduate from a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)-accredited PTA program
Active California Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) License and is able to practice unencumbered in California.
Active BLS/CPR.
A minimum of six months of experience in a skilled nursing facility setting is preferred; however, recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
Is in good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
Working knowledge of Medicare and other payor sources.
Full knowledge of resident’s rights.
Experience in long term care preferred
Able to work on multiple tasks at the same time.
For Full Time,
What We Offer
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
Additional options like Accident Insurance and Hospitalization plans.
Life and AD&D insurance included for full-time employees.
401(k) retirement savings.
Paid time off: Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Paid orientation and training programs.
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.
