Physical Therapist Assistant/ PTA

Matrix Providers is hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team of talented professionals who provide health care services to our Military Service Members and their families at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California.

• Employment Status: Full time
• Schedule: Sunday through Saturday between the hours of 7:30 AM-4:30, 8-hour work days not to exceed 40 hours per week
• Compensation: This is an hourly position. $35.99- 38.99/hr H&W $5.09/hr
• Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.
  • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
  • 401(k) Plan

Requirements: The Physical Therapy Assistant must have and meet the following:

• Degree: Associates Degree.
• Education: Graduate from a college or university approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Computer skill competency required.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant. A
  minimum of 12 months of orthopedic full-time experience within the last 24 months as a Physical Therapy Assistant.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a
  Physical Therapy Assistant or possess current certification as a physical therapy
  assistant/technician as determined by the American Physical Therapy Association
  (APTA).

Job Duties:

• Provide guidance, mentorship and tutelage to fellow PTA's, Physical Therapy/Occupational Technicians, Physical Therapy/Occupational intern students.
• Performs weekend on-call coverage in the inpatient setting per clinic mission requirements.
• Provides direct therapeutic care to a diverse patient population with a variety of patient diagnoses to include but not limited to: TBI, orthopedic, podiatric, neurological, neuromuscular disorders, burns, ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients.
• Performs a wide range of PTA duties requiring practical knowledge of physical therapy, evidence-based medicine and data collection to perform specific aspects of evaluations and interventions.
• The PTA works under the clinical supervision of a Physical Therapist (PT), PT NCOIC, or PM Flight Chief. The PTA independently performs day-to-day duties with the supervisor providing oversight and guidance on the nature of therapeutic activities and the rehabilitation program.
• Under the direction of the PT, the PTA coordinates, and administers diverse physical therapy programs for wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as other beneficiaries, with a wide range of physical and behavioral health diagnoses and disabilities.
• The PTA provide interpretation of PT's findings to initiate care, considering patients', neurological, surgical, sensory, respiratory, cardiac status, gait ability, posture, age, and general health.
• Determines the length of patient treatment period and makes recommendations for the various modalities of physical therapy, as prescribed, to include hydrotherapy, ultrasound, soft-tissue massage, electrotherapy, therapeutic exercise, and inpatient care duties.
• The PTA follows a patient progressive treatment plan to restore and maintain range of motion, strength, endurance, coordination, relaxation as well as promote healing, pain relief and improvement of functional independence.
• The PTA administers physical therapy treatment programs requiring a multifaceted approach determined by the patient's physical and mental conditions, which draws upon the use of both standard and nonstandard treatment procedures.
• Interpersonal skills are utilized in patient instruction, education, motivation, and coordination with physical therapy staff and the patient's families, to ensure compliance with stated therapeutic goals. Care involves a general knowledge in several areas of therapy, i.e. vestibular, post-surgical orthopedic patients, medical patients, neurological patients, polytrauma patients, and post myocardial infarction patients.
• Instruct patients in the use and care of prosthetics, including gait training and related exercise programs.
• Performs treatment procedures, such as functional electrical stimulation, prosthetic and orthotic training.

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