Physical Therapy Assistant, Acute Therapy, FT, 8A-4:30p
About The Position
Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors. What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients’ shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we’re all in. This position is responsible for interpretation of the Physical Therapy evaluation and plan of care in order to provide treatment of medically prescribed therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist. The Physical Therapist Assistant must be able to work independently, as well as in teams and make appropriate decisions based on each patients functional needs. This job requires dependable attendance, flexibility and the ability to work on weekends, holidays and late hours on a rotational basis as needed.
Requirements
- Associates Degree
- Graduation from a CAPTE accredited PTA program
- Physical Therapist Assistant License
- Basic Life Support Certification
- CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification
- Less than 1 year of experience
Responsibilities
- Interpret the Physical Therapy evaluation and plan of care to provide treatment of medically prescribed therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist
- Work independently, as well as in teams
- Make appropriate decisions based on each patient's functional needs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
