Physical Therapy Assistant

Location: Santa Fe, NM 87505 (Primary Duty Station) / Cochiti, NM 87072 / San Felipe Pueblo, NM 87001/ Espanola, NM 87532 (As needed)

Pay rate: $45 per hour

Schedule: From 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. 15-minute personal break times are allowed (one in the morning and one in the afternoon), and a 30-minute lunch break during the 8-hour clinic day. If the contractor elects to forego the lunch break, it cannot be billed as time worked.

Contract length: Base Year: TBD, 2025 to TBD, 2026, with the option to extend.

Benefits:

• PTO

• Paid holidays

Responsibilities:

• Assists in administering physical therapy treatments, evaluations and tests or portions thereof, as planned by a supervising registered physical therapist, for individuals; assists in taking the pulse, temperature, weights, and measurements of individuals; observes individuals undergoing treatment and reports physical condition, response to treatment, and progress of individuals to Medical Staff and Supervisors, as well as unusual occurrences.

• Assists in the administration of active, passive, and resistive therapeutic exercises and local or general massage, muscle training and corrective exercises, and coordination work; trains individuals in exercises, ambulation, and activities of daily living.

• Participates in team discussions and training sessions; attends clinics and may record individual and treatment data in clinical notes and records and assists with reports; maintains the treatment room and equipment in sanitary condition; may participate in clerical and reception activities of the physical therapy unit.

• The Physical Therapy Assistant functions under the clinical supervision of a registered physical therapist.

Requirements:

• Updated resume

• Certification from a Physical Therapist Assistant program.

• Valid physical therapist assistant license in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

• Active BLS certification

• 306 form (provided by us)

• Letter of intent (provided by us)