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Atlantic Health System
Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, Full-Time, M-F Days + 2 weekend days/mo; Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center IP
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What they do
A Physical Therapy Assistant assists physical therapists to help patients with disabling injuries or conditions improve their range of motion and manage their pain. Helps patients learn exercises and teaches them to use therapeutic equipment. Works in the office of a physical therapist or in a healthcare facility.
$65,174 / year median in New Jersey
+23% projected growth
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Join a Team That Values You and the People You Serve Atlantic Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our collaborative team at Morristown Medical Center's inpatient Rehab Unit. We're proud to offer a collaborative environment rooted in our core values: patient-centered care, professional respect, and a commitment to continuous learning. Here, you won't just find a job—you'll find a place where your clinical expertise is valued, your voice matters, and your growth is supported. Why You'll Love Working With Us- Culture-first environment: Recognized for our outstanding workplace culture and supportive leadership
- Investment in your development: Continuing education support to help you stay ahead of best practices
- Top-tier tools & flexibility: State-of-the-art equipment, manageable schedules, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration
- Compensation & benefits: Competitive salary, robust benefits package, and real pathways to career longevity Ready to Step Into a Role Where Your Work Matters?
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Assists patients with active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, gives therapeutic massage, and modality treatments such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, ultraviolet, infrared, and hot and cold packs. 2. Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities such as perambulation, transfer, ambulation, and daily-living activities. 3. Observes patients during treatments, monitors and compiles patients' progress and responses to treatments and communicates the results to the Physical Therapist. 4. 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. 5. Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs. 6. Facilitates orientation to new Physical Therapist Assistants and directs and gives instructions to Physical Therapy Aides. 7. Performs clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms. 8. May measure 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. 9. May monitor treatments administered by Physical Therapy Aides. 10. Performs other related duties as assigned. A Word About Morris County Located at the crossroads of nature, culture, and convenience, our area offers something for everyone. Whether you're dining in Philadelphia, enjoying live music in NYC, relaxing on the Jersey Shore, or exploring local arboretums, it's all just a short drive away. Plus, you'll love our friendly communities, excellent schools, and picturesque neighborhoods.QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
1. Associates degree. 2. BLS Certification. 3. Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) license from NJ. 4. Minimum One (1) year of experience as a PTA is strongly preferred.ABOUT US
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ Atlantic Medical Group Atlantic Visiting Nurse Atlantic Mobile Health Atlantic Rehabilitation We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades: Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For." Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026. Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings. Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026. Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare- 2026. Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026. Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025. Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9
- 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
- its highest
- twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.