Select Medical Phoenix, AZ 85067
**Overview**
**Position:** Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
**Location:** Select Specialty in Phoenix, AZ, inside Banner University in the second tower on the 11th floor
**Schedule:** PRN / pick up weekday shifts Monday - Friday
**Compensation: $42.00 per hour**
Select Specialty Hospital 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.
**Why Join Us:**
+ **Start Strong:** Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
+ **Opportunity for Advancement:** Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
+ **Foster Well-being:** We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. **Part time/Per Diem** positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.
+ **Your Impact Matters:** Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
**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
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Valid state PTA license
+ Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
**Additional Data**
_Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans_
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**Job ID** _333302_
**Experience (Years)** _1_
**Category** _Physical Therapist Assistant_
**Street Address** _1111 East McDowell Road_
**Min** _USD $42.00/Hr._