Physical Therapist Assistant
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Responsibilities
- Work with physical therapists in treating orthopedic and neurologic conditions while following a physical therapist's plan of care
- Identify and meet patients’ goals and needs
- Offer cost-effective treatments that help improve clients’ motion and mobility
- Provide quality, personalized and evidence-based care and proven interventions
- Motivate patients during treatment in order to help them function optimally
- Promote clients’ healthy lifestyle by improving strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination
- Consult and practice with other health professionals
- Evaluate effects and monitor and communicate progress
- Document patient care services
Skills
- Proven work experience as a physical therapist
- Intensive education and clinical expertise
- Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
- Current knowledge of treatment practices
- Drive to continually learn and grow
- Professional behavior
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Valid license to practice
Compensation
$55,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year
Our History
Capital Area Physical Therapy & Wellness opened from the vision of Andrew Gaetano and Evan Marsh as a start-up practice in August 2013 and has become the area’s home for optimum care since its inception. Staffing several nationally accredited board certified physical therapy specialists, the care and services you get at CAPT are truly unlike anywhere else.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a full circle approach to establishing, regaining, and maintaining the maximal health status and quality of life of our patients and providing an opportunity to those patients to maximize their well-being. Our staff is dedicated to assisting individuals achieve their maximum level of function, as well as their personal goals through an effective combination of therapies including exercise, education, consultation, manual/hands on therapy and utilization of the most current research. We view each patient as an individual with unique needs are able to adapt our approach to each individual patient.