Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here at

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Completes the duties of a California licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in compliance to California licensing standards and within the scope of clinical skills required for the patient population being treated and as determined by patient age and diagnosis. Performs the clinical duties of patient treatment intervention, patient/family education, and assists the PT in discharge planning within physical therapist clinical practice standards. Reports directly to the department Supervisor or designee. Assists in process improvement and other department operations as requested by the department Supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be licensed in the state of California and have a minimum of 1 year experience in a health care setting
• BLS certification (AHA)
• Must have current driver's license and auto insurance
• APTA or has met the Physical Therapy Board of California equivalency requirements and 3 years of experience in a health care setting.
• Basic skills of a Certified Physical Therapy Assistant

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.