Physical Therapy Assistant- PTA

Currently hiring PRN licensed Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) 

Are you a compassionate Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) driven to provide exceptional care? Our skilled nursing facility in Spokane, WA, invites you to join our team and make a difference in the lives of residents and families.

Why Choose Us?

Competitive Compensation:

• Starting pay ranges from $32.00 to $42.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.
• Continuing Education Opportunities to foster your professional growth.

Supportive Work Environment:

Join a team that values collaboration, respect, and the well-being of both our residents and staff. We take our work seriously, but we also have a lot of fun! Check out our Facebook page to get a glimpse at our work life by going to https://www.facebook.com/NCCareAndRehab

Position Description

• Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist.
• Contributes to a physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient care issues.
• Administers treatment programs for patients.
• Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.
• Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist’s interpretations of patient evaluations and test results.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities.
• Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations and JACHO standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading periodicals, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Physical Therapy Assistant Qualifications / Skills:
  • Physiological knowledge
  • Health promotion and maintenance
  • Creating a safe, effective environment
  • Motivating others
  • Organization skills
  • Bedside manner
  • Patient services
  • Health care administration
  • Documentation skills
  • Listening and verbal communication

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Associate degree for physical therapy assistant
• Current Washington State PTA license or certification

Salary : $32 - $42