Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

About the role

SSH-Madison 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 every step of the way.

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 to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection

Pay

$29.73–$40.00 per hour based on experience, plus a $2 weekend differential. Sign-on bonus of $3,000.