Facility Name: Canyon Vista Medical Center
Job Title: Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Job Type
- Nonexempt,
- PRN
- Schedule: Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Your experience matters
Lifepoint Rehabilitation [https://www.lifepointhealth.net/rehabilitation] is part of Lifepoint Health [https://www.lifepointhealth.net/], a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team
- Canyon Vista Medical Center [https://www.canyonvistamedicalcenter.com/] is located in the beautiful high desert of southeastern Arizona, committed to serve residents in Sierra Vista, Ft.
- Huachuca, Cochise County – a population of more than 131,000 people, and our surrounding communities.
- We’re comfortably nestled in the San Pedro River Valley, 75 miles southeast of Tucson.
- Canyon Vista Medical Center was founded in 1963 as Western Baptist Osteopathic Hospital on what was then the eastern edge of Sierra Vista.
- Growth and advancing technology dictated building our new 177,000 square foot hospital at 5700 E Hwy 90 completed in 2015.
How you’ll contribute
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) provides therapeutic interventions under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist to support patients across acute hospital, acute rehabilitation, inpatient, medical‑surgical, and outpatient settings. This role assists in restoring function, improving mobility, and promoting independence by implementing treatment plans, guiding mobility and exercise activities, and monitoring patient response to therapy. The PTA ensures accurate and timely documentation, maintains a safe and organized treatment environment, and collaborates effectively with the interdisciplinary team to support high‑quality, patient‑centered care. Additional responsibilities include communicating progress to the supervising PT and performing other duties as assigned.
Why join us
- We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
- What we’re looking for Applicants should have
- Associate’s degree from a Physical Therapy Assistant program.
- Current PTA license in state of practice.
- Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
- Rehab or acute care experience preferred.
Connect with our Recruiter Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Daniel Lewis, Talent Acquisition Recruiter, 629-210-0742, Daniel.Lewis@Lifepointhealth.net.
More about
- Canyon Vista Medical Center is a 100 bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise community since 1963. Licensed by Medicare, the State of Arizona, and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Canyon Vista Medical Center sets the standard for excellence in health care in southeastern Arizona.
- Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for the Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification.
- Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) is proud to announce that its Advanced Wound Care Center has been recognized with five national awards from Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. Benchmarked against 650 clinics nationwide, the center received the Center of Distinction, Robert A. Warriner III, M.D. Clinical Excellence Award, President’s Circle Award, and the 2024 Center of the Year Award—Healogics’ highest honor.
- Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates CVMC’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.
EEOC Statement
“Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
- Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
- Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
- We believe that success is achieved through talented people.
- We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
- We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life.
- We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
