Physical Therapy Assistant

Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Category: Center for Bone and Joint

Requisition Number: PHYSI010714

Posting Details

Posted July 25, 2025

Full-Time

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Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411, USA

Job Details

Description

Center for Bone & Joint Surgery is a multi-location medical practice devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases of the body's musculoskeletal system. Our locations feature a staff of highly trained orthopedic surgeons, each with a specific area of expertise.

Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches offers a team approach to your care and provides a variety of services right on campus designed for your convenience and ensuring an outstanding continuum of care. These include on-site X-ray, on-site MRI, on-site physical therapy, and aquatic therapy.

At Center for Bone & Joint Surgery, we are dedicated to taking care of you so you can take care of business! We offer a robust benefits package and excellent flexibility.

As Center for Bone & Joint Surgery continues to grow, we are looking for a Physical Therapy Assistant.

****Full-time or Part-time with evenings and Saturdays required****

Provides patient care in accordance with established protocols and patient care guidelines.

Responsible for conduct that is in accordance with the Center for Bone and Joint Surgery policy.

Responsible for a firm understanding and the implementation of our behavioral model (ARC) at all times while practicing.

Responsible for timely documentation, including but not limited to daily notes, weakly workers compensation reports, progress reports, initial evaluations, discharge summaries, and incident reports.

Responsible for assuring that patients are treated promptly in accordance with their scheduled appointments.

Responsible for conveying to patients the importance of complying with established plans of care, including home exercise programs and minimizing cancellations and no show of appointments. This is tracked independently with the expectation of achieving at 90% appointment kept rate.

Responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care, administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, water, and electrical modality treatment such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, ultraviolet, infrared, and hot and cold packs.

Administers traction to relieve neck and back pain.

Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities such as perambulation, transfer, ambulation, and daily living activities.

Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients' responses to treatments and progress and reports orally or in writing to Physical Therapist.

Fits patients for, adjusts, and trains patients in use and care of orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.

Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.

Gives orientation to new Physical Therapist Assistants and directs and gives instructions to Rehab Techs.

Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone calls, taking messages, and filling out forms.

Measures patient's range-of-joint motion, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of specific treatments or to assist Physical therapist to compile data for patient evaluations.

Monitors treatment administered by Physical Therapy Aide.

Productivity bonus.

We offer excellent flexibility.

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