Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

About the role

Inova Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment to patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises, and functional activities.
• Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT).
• Assist the PT in carrying out therapeutic interventions designed to meet the patients’ long-term goals, including:
  • Strengthening, coordination, and balance exercises
  • Posture, endurance/cardiac, functional skills, and community re-entry training
  • Joint mobility and muscle lengthening
  • Pain relief
• Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics, or assistive devices.

Requirements

• Valid state PTA license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date

Benefits

• Extensive and thorough Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) orientation program
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
• Clinical ladder program
• Student debt benefit program
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, vision, and dental plans
• Generous PTO for work-life balance
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection

Pay

$27 - $40 per hour with a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

Full-Time