What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) position at Landmark Hospitals of SW Florida, LLC?
Join our team! We are adding a full time (30 - 36 hours a week) Physical Therapy Assistant to our acute care hospital team in SW Florida (Lehigh Acres, just a few miles east of Fort Myers). The PTA will work closely with all clinical departments - therapy, nursing, respiratory, and physicians. Landmark offers flexible scheduling, competitive pay and benefits.
Summary: The Physical Therapy Assistant provides physical rehabilitation therapy services to assigned patients under the supervision of a Physical Therapist.
Responsibilities:
- Helps patients to improve their mobility through exercise and other techniques.
- Interprets and carries out protocol orders accurately and effectively.
- Develops and maintains current patient treatment plan to include patient problems, goals and interventions as it relates to therapy. Effectively evaluates the outcomes of interventions and implements necessary changes to care.
- Monitors a patient's progress and treatment, documents patient records and communicates frequently with the Physical Therapist and care provider team.
- Encourages the patient during their recovery process.
- Assists patients in performing the exercise and mobility techniques.
- Teaches patients, family members or other Caregivers skills and techniques to help with the patients' treatment program.
Physical Therapy Assistant Requirements:
- Associate degree from an Accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program (preferred)
- Physical Therapy License in state of Florida
- BLS Certification
- minimum of 1 year of experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant
We are looking forward to talking to you about the opportunities available at Landmark Hospitals.
About us:
Landmark Hospitals is a privately owned critical care hospital system with locations in Georgia, Missouri, and Florida. It is licensed as an acute care hospital and accredited to operate as a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) under CIHQ.
What it is like to work at Landmark Hospitals? Our employees enjoy a high level of engagement and operate with an experienced and understanding administration that listens to and values clinician interaction. The Landmark culture provides connectivity across the organization through:
- Focus: Our facilities have an average of 30 – 35 beds, which allows our healthcare teams to focus intensely on our patients and their families.
- Multi-Disciplinary Interaction: We take pride in our collaborative, multi-disciplinary team approach to care, which helps us deliver exceptional healthcare outcomes for our patients in a positive and supportive work environment. Our clinical staff plays an important and respected role with the medical staff and administration.
- Growth and Skills Leverage: Use and grow your skills - our units are entirely focused on critical care to meet the needs of our medically complex patients. We have an in-depth training system (MedTrainer) with content to support your training goals and offer tuition reimbursement for full-time employees after the first year.
- Patient-Centered: Our Long-Term Acute Care patients stay with us for an average of 25 - 30 days, which allows the clinical team to get to know the patient as a person
- Multi-Facility System Support: As part of a multi-hospital system, our team benefits from sharing best practices and standards that can drive better patient outcomes.
The mission of Landmark Hospitals is to provide exceptional care for medically complex patients. If you enjoy working in a vibrant critical care atmosphere with coworkers who are committed to providing compassionate care to the patients, come grow with us!
https://www.landmarkhospitals.com/
We are committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks.
