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Select Medical lists this Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Full-time opportunity in durham, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
nPosition: Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
nLocation: Durham, NC (6th floor of Duke Regional Hospital)
nSchedule: Full Time
nCompensation: $28.00 to $40.00 per hour, based on experience
nSelect Specialty Hospital Durham is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
nWhy Join Us:
nnnStart Strong : Extensive and thorough Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
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nnAdvance Your Career : Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
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nnElevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.
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nnEase the Burden : Student debt benefit program.
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nnYour Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
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nnRecharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
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nnInvest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
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nnYour Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
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n nResponsibilities
nnnAssist with the delivery of physical therapy services including transportation, therapeutic exercises and functional activities
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nnImplement treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the physical therapist (PT)
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nnAssist 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
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nnTrain patients in locomotion using orthotics, prosthetics or assistive devices
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n nQualifications
nMinimum Qualifications
nnnValid state PTA license
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nnPossess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
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n nAdditional Data
nEqual Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
nLocation : Location US-NC-Durham
nJob ID
nPosition Type Full Time
nExperience (Years) 1
nCategory Physical Therapist Assistant
nCompany Select Specialty Hospital - Durham
Worksite address
durham, NC, 27703, US
Who can apply
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