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Job ID: 883595
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,301.11
Job Title
Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
Location
Caldwell, TX | Inpatient / Outpatient
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | No weekend requirement; holiday rotation may be required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide physical therapy assistant services across a combination of inpatient and outpatient settings (approximately 80% inpatient, 20% outpatient, depending on census)
- Treat an expected 7 treatment hours per day covering a general caseload including fractures, orthopedic injuries, neurological cases, amputations, wound care, debility, and neck pain
- Work within acute/observation, skilled nursing, and outpatient care areas as needed
- Collaborate with a supportive nursing and therapy team, including full-time staff PTs who will assist with cases outside the traveler’s experience
- May be asked to precept as needed by the department
- Maintain active BLS certification and valid Texas PTA license throughout the assignment
Required Qualifications
- Active Texas PTA license required
- National PTA license/certification required
- Current BLS certification required
- Inpatient and outpatient PT experience required
- Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any facility within the CommonSpirit Health system, including CHI and/or Dignity Health, within the past year; candidates previously placed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Wound care experience preferred
- Experience with SNF patient populations including general, orthopedic, neurological, and debility cases
- Familiarity with VAC therapy and wound care protocols
Why Join Us
- Work within a highly supportive nursing and therapy team environment where full-time staff PTs are available to assist with specialized cases
- Gain diverse clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings within a critical access facility