Job Overview Are you looking to supplement your income while making a meaningful impact on patients eager to return to their livelihoods? We are seeking a skilled, motivated, and dependable PTA to join our outpatient team for two Saturdays per month and/or some weekdays. In this role, you will work exclusively with our industrial rehab and injured worker population. Your focus will be on delivering high-quality, progressive treatment designed to restore function, build work-conditioning tolerance, and safely transition patients back to their specific job demands.

Key Responsibilities Deliver Targeted Care:

Implement individualized treatment plans established by the Physical Therapist, focusing on manual therapy, therapeutic exercises and activities, and functional re-education.

Work Conditioning:

Guide injured workers through job-specific simulation exercises and body mechanics training to prepare them for return-to-work clearance.

Progress Tracking:

Objectively measure and document patient progress, ensuring all daily notes meet compliance standards for worker's compensation case managers and insurance adjusters.

Patient Education:

Educate patients on safe lifting techniques, ergonomic principles, and home exercise programs to prevent re-injury.

Collaborative Communication:

Coordinate closely with the supervising Physical Therapist regarding patient performance, limitations or necessary modifications to the plan of care.

Qualifications & Skills:

Education and Licensure:

Associates degree from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program and an active PTA license in California.

Expertise:

Strong knowledge of therapeutic exercise progression, body mechanics, and lifting ergonomics.

Pay:

$45.00 - $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person