Physical Therapy Assistant - Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center
Hamden, CT 06518
About the Job
Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center is looking for Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to join their Team!
Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center has been providing excellent care to the community for over 50 years. Privately owned and operated, we offer short and long term skilled nursing care and rehabilitation as well as outpatient therapy. Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center has been given a 5 Star rating for Quality Measures by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are charter members of the Yale Preferred Provider Post-Acute Care Network and recognized as a Tier 1 provider for Hartford Healthcare.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- Pension Benefits through Union
- Vision insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Referral program
- Paid training
- Paid sick time
- Retirement plan
Summary of the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA):
A PTA is responsible for assisting Physical Therapist in helping patients recover and rehabilitate from the effects of a serious illness, injury or medical event, regaining their own best possible level of functional ability, well-being and independence.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities of the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA):
- 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..
- 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.
Job Requirements of Registered Physical Therapists (PTA):
- Current PTA license in the state of Connecticut.
- Current CPR license.
- Preferably at least one year of experience working in a skilled nursing facility.