Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Prava Therapy•Apex, NC

37d•$27 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our team within a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community in Apex, North Carolina. This community emphasizes an "Optimal Living" philosophy—focusing on active lifestyle, holistic wellness, lifelong learning, resort-style amenities, and continuous engagement. Residents value independence, connection, health, and maintaining an active, fulfilling life. You'll get to know your residents, their routines, and the activities that matter most to them.

Requirements

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
Strong clinical competence in adult/geriatric physical therapy treatment delivery, movement strategies, and wellness integration.
Takes pride in creative, individualized, and functional treatment sessions.
Believes therapy should enhance a resident's lifestyle and daily life.
Values independence, autonomy, and resident choice.
Enjoys collaborating closely with supervising PTs, interdisciplinary team members, wellness teams, and community leaders.
Is curious, compassionate, and committed to continued professional growth.
Communicates clearly and takes ownership of resident treatment outcomes.
Wants to make a meaningful impact in an active, upscale senior community.

Nice To Haves

Thinks beyond the treatment session.
Believes great therapy isn't simply about guiding someone through exercise repetitions or completing a routine checklist. It's about helping someone participate fully in the resort-style lifestyle they've chosen.
Believes every intervention should have a functional, real-world purpose.
Believes residents should be appropriately challenged—not underestimated.
Believes independence, autonomy, and holistic well-being are clinical priorities.
Believes proactive clinical identification, mobility adaptation, and safety support matter.
Believes assistive device integration, routine structuring, and caregiver education are essential components of skilled care.
Believes functional outcomes matter more than simply completing treatment minutes.
Believes strong clinical relationships lead to better care.

Responsibilities

Implement individualized, evidence-based PT treatment interventions according to established plans of care across adult/geriatric physical therapy domains.
Carry out treatments addressing strength, balance, gait training, transfer mechanics, functional mobility, endurance, joint integrity, and active daily routines.
Target fall prevention, balance recovery, mobility device training, apartment safety, and environmental navigation.
Introduce, adapt, and train residents, caregivers, and staff on mobility equipment, assistive devices, compensatory movement strategies, and physical safety tools.
Leverage community wellness features—such as fitness areas, group activity spaces, outdoor pathways, and therapy spaces—to practice real-world functional mobility and engagement.
Identify subtle changes in resident function, safety, or physical status to support proactive care, communicating regularly with the supervising PT.
Educate residents, families, caregivers, and community staff on functional independence, fall risk reduction, safe transfers, and mobility support.
Collaborate with supervising interdisciplinary team partners, community leadership, wellness directors, life enrichment teams, and caregivers.
Monitor resident progress, document treatment sessions accurately and in a timely manner, and provide feedback to the PT for plan-of-care updates.
Participate in care coordination, interdisciplinary team discussions, and community wellness initiatives as appropriate.
Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, compassion, professionalism, and continuous learning.