Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant

Company: Bancroft
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:Are you passionate about helping people with disabilities? Do you believe your purpose is to improve the lives of others? The clinical team at Bancroft NeuroRehab includes the most skilled therapists, clinicians, and brain injury specialists, working closely together to create individualized plans for people with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions. Together, we empower each person we serve to realize their best life.Help Others Rebound, Recover and ReconnectBancroft NeuroRehab fosters a stable environment for individuals with brain injuries and neurological conditions to rebound, recover and reconnect. Direct Support Professionals support those in our care to regain independence through rehabilitation, supervision, behavioral programming, social, and recreational activites.Bancroft is currently seeking a Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant to join our NeuroRehab team located in Toms River, NJ.Responsibilities:Physical therapist assistant (PTA) works as part of a team to provide physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of the licensed physical therapist. PTA implements selected components of persons served interventions (treatment), obtain data related to the interventions provided, and make modifications in selected interventions either to progress persons served as directed by the physical therapist or to ensure persons served safety and comfort to enhance the individual potential for learning and to meet the specific rehabilitation needs of persons served. This includes:Effectively utilizes available information regarding therapy and treatment for each person served.Provides assistance in the development of physical therapy and treatment-specific goals and objectives; Assists program management in the design of functional strategies and the need for adaptive equipment that enhances learning and create an environment best suited to individual profile and needs.Provides individual, group, and integrated direct treatment, therapy, and/or special rehabilitation skills to persons served; Prompts and/or assists each person in the achievement of goals while actively encouraging the independence and competency of each person within his/her ability limit; Plans and schedulesfrequency and duration of sessions in accordance with individual needs; Qualifications:Education & Experience:PTA must be a graduate from a CAPTE-accredited PTA program, and a current N.J. State Physical Therapist Assistant license is required. Minimum of two yeats of work experience as a physical therapy assistant required. Working with individuals with traumatic and acquired brain injury and other neurological diagnoses preferred.EEO Statement:Bancroft is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and supports diversity, equity and inclusion in its hiring and employment practices, so that every team member can feel a true sense of belonging, and maximize their unique potential. To this end, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.#CLIN

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