Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Prava Therapy•Sierra Madre, CA

57d•$33 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a Full-Time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join their team at The Kensington Sierra Madre in Sierra Madre, California. This role offers the opportunity to practice therapy in a senior living environment where building relationships with residents and seeing the direct impact of your work on their daily lives is paramount. Unlike traditional outpatient settings, this position allows PTAs to observe residents throughout their day, understand the full picture of their functional status, and use these observations to provide enhanced care. Prava Therapy emphasizes a clinician-centric approach, encouraging PTAs to utilize their clinical judgment, curiosity, and ideas to be more than just implementers of treatment plans.

Requirements

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
Takes pride in doing excellent clinical work.
Genuinely enjoys working with older adults.
Believes movement is about more than strength and range of motion.
Likes getting to know their residents.
Confident working independently while knowing when to collaborate or ask for support.
Notices the little things.
Naturally encouraging and knows how to motivate without pushing too hard.
Enjoys working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Wants therapy to carry over into real life.
Wants to practice somewhere that values clinical judgment, relationships, and outcomes—not just visit volume.

Responsibilities

Provide skilled physical therapy interventions in accordance with the established plan of care.
Help residents improve strength, balance, gait, transfers, endurance, mobility, and functional performance.
Use meaningful, functional activities to help residents achieve their goals.
Incorporate the resident's actual environment and daily routines into treatment whenever appropriate.
Recognize changes in mobility or functional status and communicate them promptly to the supervising PT and interdisciplinary team.
Help residents work toward the things they actually want to do—walking to meals, participating in activities, navigating their apartment, or staying active in their community.
Provide education and reinforcement to residents, caregivers, and community staff.
Collaborate with PTs, OTs, nursing, caregivers, families, and community leadership.
Build strong relationships with residents and families.
Document efficiently and thoughtfully using Prava's technology and AI-enabled tools.
Participate in a therapy culture focused on clinical excellence, teamwork, accountability, and resident experience.
Help create a therapy presence that is visible and integrated throughout the community.