Physical Therapist Assistant Jobs

About The Position

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.