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?
If you're an experienced Physical Therapist Assistant—or a new grad with passion and drive—who thrives in a tight-knit team centered on collaboration, respect, and purpose, we want to talk to you. Apply today and see what makes Atlantic Health one of the top places to work in healthcare. The per-diem Physical Therapist Assistant will be responsible for performing physical therapy treatments on patients. Administers physical therapy care programs for patients who are suffering from physical injury or disease. Monitors and communicates patient's progress and modifies treatment plans as directed by the managing physical therapist. Ensures and provides development, quality improvement, problem-solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary manner.
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.
Required:
1. Associates degree in Physical Therapy Assistant, req'd 2. BLS Certification, req'd 3. Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) license from NJ, req'd 4. Minimum One (1) year of experience as a PTA is strongly preferred.
