PTA - Long Term Care (LTC) (Days) St. Louis

PTAs implement components of patient care, obtain data related to the treatments provided, and collaborate with the PT to modify care as necessary. PTAs assist the physical therapist in the treatment of individuals of all ages, from newborns to people at the end of life.

• Help patients stretch and exercise certain muscle groups
• Read instructions from Physical Therapist
• Work directly with Physical Therapist to assist patients
• Speak with families to find best at-home techniques
• Keep physical therapy clean and organized
• Move patients from wheelchairs or walkers to physical therapy area
• Complete administrative tasks, like scheduling appointments and filing paperwork
• Teach patients techniques like balance training

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1 year of PTA experience - REQUIRED

LTC or Rehab Experience - Required

PTA -license

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

BLS

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Missouri

Compact Allowed

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Atrium Place Health & Rehabilitation is a busy 120 bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility with a compassionate and dedicated nursing team and a fun, high energy in-house therapy team. We see a wide variety of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses and both short term rehab patients as well as long term care residents. We are a newly formed healthcare company whose goal is to become the premier inpatient rehab provider in the communities we serve. We utilize modalities and equipment through ACP. We seek a PTA who is a self-motivated healthcare professional with a passion for thinking out of the box, developing patient center clinical programming, and providing outstanding care to meet the diverse needs of our patients.