Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

Select Medical • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital–Nashville is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) supports physical therapy services for patients during recovery, working under the established treatment goals, plans, and programs of a physical therapist. The role includes helping patients build strength, coordination, balance, mobility, endurance, and functional skills, and supporting their pain relief and community re-entry training.

Requirements

• Valid state PTA license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the start date.

Responsibilities

• Assist with physical therapy services, including patient transportation, therapeutic exercises, and functional activities.
• Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs established by the physical therapist.
• Assist the physical therapist with therapeutic interventions addressing long-term goals, including strengthening, coordination and balance exercises; posture; endurance and cardiac training; functional skills and community re-entry training; joint mobility and muscle lengthening; and pain relief.
• Train patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics, or assistive devices.

Benefits

• Extensive PTA orientation program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• Clinical ladder program.
• Student debt benefit program.
• Medical and prescription coverage.
• Health, vision, and dental plan offerings.
• Generous paid time off.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed