Physical Therapist Assistant

Stern At Home Therapy • Newark, NJ

22d • $58,000 - $105,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Stern at Home Therapy is hiring full-time and part-time Physical Therapist Assistants to provide individualized, one-on-one mobile outpatient therapy in patients’ residences throughout Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding Essex County communities. The role offers flexible scheduling, clinical autonomy within the PTA scope of practice, and administrative support. PTAs treat patients under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist and implement established plans of care; they do not perform initial evaluations. The patient population is primarily geriatric.

Requirements

• Active Physical Therapist Assistant license in New Jersey.
• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program.
• Reliable transportation to travel between patient locations.
• Strong clinical treatment, documentation, and communication skills.
• Excellent time-management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work independently while following the supervising Physical Therapist's plan of care.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with geriatric populations or mobile outpatient therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, one-on-one physical therapy treatments under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist.
• Help a primarily geriatric patient population improve strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and functional independence.
• Implement established plans of care developed by the supervising Physical Therapist.
• Provide therapeutic exercise, gait training, transfer training, and fall-prevention interventions.
• Assist patients with safe mobility and proper use of assistive devices.
• Educate patients and caregivers on prescribed exercise programs, mobility strategies, and safety.
• Monitor patient progress and communicate changes in patient status to the supervising Physical Therapist.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Collaborate with physicians, caregivers, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Coordinate with Stern's administrative team regarding scheduling and patient care.

Benefits

• Health insurance and/or medical stipend for W-2 clinicians, subject to eligibility where specified.
• 401(k) with employer match; full-time W-2 match starts at 1.5% and may increase up to 7%.
• Paid time off for full-time W-2 clinicians: two weeks after six months and a third week after nine months.
• Five paid holidays for full-time W-2 clinicians, available immediately, with employees choosing which holidays to observe.
• Student loan repayment assistance; full-time W-2 assistance begins after the first year at $125 per month.
• $500 annual continuing education stipend for full-time W-2 clinicians; continuing education support for part-time W-2 clinicians.
• Monthly commuter stipend: $250 for full-time W-2 clinicians; part-time W-2 stipend prorated by patient volume, up to $175 per month for clinicians seeing 10 patients.
• Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians.
• Childcare assistance program in development for full-time W-2 clinicians.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree