Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time

Select Specialty Hospital - Orlando Central•Orlando, FL

6d•$30 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital – Orlando Central is a 31-bed free-standing critical illness recovery hospital. We specialize in helping critically ill patients breathe, speak, eat, walk and think as independently as possible. Our hospital also offers medical rehabilitation through Select Medical Rehabilitation, a 32-bed acute rehabilitation unit. The unit is designed to meet an individual’s rehabilitation needs and goals through a range of programs and services. The unit is located within Select Specialty Hospital – Orlando Central.

Requirements

Valid state PTA license
Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.

Responsibilities

Assist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities
Implement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT)
Assist the PT in carrying out therapeutic interventions designed to meet the patients’ long-term goals, including strengthening, coordination and balance exercises; posture, endurance/cardiac, 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