What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Therapy position at Colavria Therapy Services?
Are you looking
for a rewarding career where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others? We are seeking compassionate and skilled individuals to join our team! Colavria Therapy Services provides innovative and quality rehabilitation to our 5 star rated communities: The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood and Westlake Care Community.
We are proudly managed by Colavria Hospitality, a family-owned company specializing in assisted living, rehabilitation, and long-term care, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and harmony.
This position requires a PTA license; only serious applicants need apply. This position may require travel between our Wheat Ridge and Lakewood locations.
Join our team as a PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant)!
What We Offer:
We care about your well-being and offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:- Competitive Pay: From $32.00 per hour
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, and ongoing education programs.
- Financial Support: Pay advances, 401(k) with company match, and flexible spending accounts.
- Work-Life Balance: PTO, holiday pay, and a friendly, team-oriented environment.
Your Role:
- Your primary role is to work collaboratively with your team and contribute to the physical therapist's effectiveness by identifying resident care issues, providing information and commentary, recommending options and courses of action, and implementing physical therapy directives.
- Assess resident health by interviewing residents, performing physical examinations, obtaining, updating, and studying therapy histories.
- Assess abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist's interpretations of resident evaluations and test results.
- Perform therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises, instructing, encouraging, and assisting residents in performing physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities, and using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Instruct and counsel residents by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
- Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing resident management plans.
What We’re Looking For:
- You have a strong desire and passion to work in an environment with people that are unwell, disabled, or living with dementia. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate composure, customer focus, patience, and the ability to gain trust and establish rapport with residents and your team.
- Graduate of an accredited program in physical therapy (ASPT)
- Registered/licensed in Colorado
- One year’s experience in long-term care or related setting preferred
- Competitive Pay: From $32.00 per hour
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, and ongoing education programs.
- Financial Support: Pay advances, 401(k) with company match, and flexible spending accounts.
- Work-Life Balance: PTO, holiday pay, and a friendly, team-oriented environment.
Your Role:
- Your primary role is to work collaboratively with your team and contribute to the physical therapist's effectiveness by identifying resident care issues, providing information and commentary, recommending options and courses of action, and implementing physical therapy directives.
- Assess resident health by interviewing residents, performing physical examinations, obtaining, updating, and studying therapy histories.
- Assess abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist's interpretations of resident evaluations and test results.
- Perform therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises, instructing, encouraging, and assisting residents in performing physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities, and using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Instruct and counsel residents by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, promoting wellness and health maintenance.
- Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing resident management plans.
What We’re Looking For:
- You have a strong desire and passion to work in an environment with people that are unwell, disabled, or living with dementia. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate composure, customer focus, patience, and the ability to gain trust and establish rapport with residents and your team.
- Graduate of an accredited program in physical therapy (ASPT)
- Registered/licensed in Colorado
- One year’s experience in long-term care or related setting preferred
You’ll Be a Great Fit If You:
Apply Today:
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a community that values relationships and resident-focused care, we’d love to meet you.
Pay Range: From $32.00/hr
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our employment application system or are unable to apply electronically due to needing accommodations, please email colavriahr@colavria.com or call (303)421-3600
Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply Today:
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a community that values relationships and resident-focused care, we’d love to meet you.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our employment application system or are unable to apply electronically due to needing accommodations, please email colavriahr@colavria.com or call (303)421-3600
Salary : $32