PT Assistant - Alta Vista

PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT –Alta Vista Rehabilitation & Healthcare   – BROWNSVILLE, TX
FULL TIME: Practice to the top of your license! Clinical development, career growth, and leadership training opportunities!
 
 
Alta Vista Rehabilitation & Healthcare is currently seeking a full time PTA to join our therapy team.
  • In house therapy – job stability, growing company
  • Clinical mentorship – job shadowing
  • Leadership development
  • Clinical and Program development
  • Work life balance- flex schedule –competitive benefits
  • Strong infection control to prevent COVID and keep staff/residents safe
Alta Vista Rehabilitation & Healthcare is a skilled nursing facility offering short term rehabilitation and long term care. We have an amazing in-house therapy program here with an entire operational team hugely committed to therapy.  We see a diverse mix of orthopedic, neurological and cognitive disorders and are proud of our state-of-the-art therapy equipment and our beautiful outdoor therapy garden walk. 
 
Visit Home | Flagship Therapy  and find out why we are truly different in dignifying long term care.
  • Every facility has an in-house therapy team – no contract therapy company. All department teams work for the facility and share the same goals
  • Each facility is independently owned and operated with local leadership and no corporate red tape
  • Core Values (CAPLICO): Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration, Ownership. These values are the core of who we are as an organization and shared among all affiliated facilities
Duties: 
  • Utilizes evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions.
  • Provides rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients with physical functioning disorders per regulatory and clinical practice requirements under the supervision and direction of a Physical Therapist.
  • Administers various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan including but not limited to:  manual techniques; ambulation; therapeutic exercises; modalities; use of supportive and assistive devices; etc. Under the supervision and direction of a Physical Therapist.
  • Assesses patient’s progress and communicates with supervising Physical Therapist to adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
  • Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the physical disorders.
  • Provides input to supervisor for discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
  • Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy.
Qualifications: 
Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant 
Prior experience in a skilled nursing setting is preferred but new grads welcome!
 
Pay Rate: $30-$40/hr
 
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.