Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Company: LifePoint Health
Location: Madison
Posted on: April 6, 2025
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Job Description:
Description:
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be recognized by
Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2023.
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient acute
rehabilitation hospital operated jointly by Lifepoint Health in
partnership with UW Health and UnityPoint Health - Meriter. A
career at UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is more than a job.
It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team
caring for people in the "City of Four Lakes" who need continued
care to recover completely.
You have specialized skills and our patients in the Madison
metropolitan area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual
seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an
organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we
invite you to apply!
Our Benefits:
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Low therapist-to-patient ratios
Comprehensive benefit package
Professional development and advancement opportunities
Targeted approach to career development
Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
Superior quality patient outcomes
Supportive leadership and culture
CEU Support
State-of-the-art equipment
What you will do in this role:
Under guidance of supervising PT: Acquires pertinent information
and implements comprehensive program using varied techniques and
treatment activities; reviews and modifies treatment in response to
changing patient needs; identifies equipment and discharge
needs
Is aware of patient injury/diagnosis and takes all necessary
precautions for observing indications and contradictions
Assists the patient in the preparation for treatment/modality as
necessary
Provides treatment to diverse diagnostic populations and completes
supporting documentation according to hospital policy and State
Practice Act
Communicates collaborates with support personnel regarding
treatment orders as directed by the supervising PT
Applies the physical agents, therapeutic exercises or gait-training
activates as outlined by the licensed PT, in the patient POC.
Progresses patients in an appropriate manner when deemed necessary
by the PT
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Current state licensure as a Physical Therapy Assistant
Previous experience in the care of patients preferred
Current BLS/CPR
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health,
function, and quality of life of those we serve through
comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. We are
accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF-accredited for our
Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and
Stroke Specialty Program.
Keywords: LifePoint Health, Madison , Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Healthcare , Madison, Wisconsin
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