PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (PTA) -
- Full-time
- Direct Hire
- New Licensed PTA Program Grads Welcome.
- Competitive Compensation, based on experience.
- Excellent Benefits Package.
- Professional Growth & Stability.
- Innovative Training Programs.
- Join this premier health organization's physical therapy team.
- Make your difference on lives of patients and receive the career support you need from this excellent employer.
- Setting : Skilled Nursing.
- Location : Pawling, NY (16 miles NE Danbury CT, 21 miles SE Poughkeepsie)
Duties Include :
- Measuring & recording Residents' motor function, strength & muscle performance.
- Assists physical therapists in developing treatment plans.
- Observe Residents and write progress reports.
- Evaluate the capability of Residents to function independently.
- Assist Residents in carrying out specific exercises.
- Treat Residents with varieties of techniques, like stretching and massage.
- Help Residents use necessary equipment and devices.
- Educate Residents how to exercise properly to strengthen muscle & improve mobility.
- Maintain Resident confidence by monitoring confidential information processing.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements.
- Contributes to team effort.
Requirements Include :
- Graduate of an accredited PTA Program.
- Current New York State PTA License.
- Experience is a plus.
About the area :
Pawling is 16 miles NE Danbury CT, 21 miles SE Poughkeepsie. Pawling is a village in Dutchess County, New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie Newburgh Middletown, NY Metropolitan Area as well as the larger New York Newark Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA.
Pawling has incredible country vistas, unique homes, a quaint village and over acres of parkland. The Great Swamp, Appalachian Trail and Nature Conservancy offer outdoor enthusiasts' opportunities aplenty.
Play nine holes at Dutcher Golf Course, the oldest municipality-owned golf course in America. Listen to great live music at Daryl’s House Restaurant & Live Music Club.
Enjoy American cuisine and a wide selection of made-from-scratch baked goods from graduates of The Culinary Institute of America.
Visit the John Kane House, where George Washington established his headquarters for two months during the Revolutionary War.