Physical Therapist Assistant

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

We are hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant! This position will deliver high-quality patient care through treatment, intervention, and family training while adhering to all relevant laws and regulations governing the practice of physical therapy.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered physical therapist.

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  Contributes to patient assessment, treatment planning and implementation process.

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  Implements treatment programs safely, monitors patient and family response, and modifies treatment appropriately in collaboration with the primary therapist.

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  Documents patient care in the medical record.

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  Communicates observations, facts and comments with interdisciplinary team member, individually, and through team meetings and family conferences.

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  Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patient and caregivers.

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  Communicates effectively with all levels of staff. Fosters the development of teamwork within the department while meeting the needs of departments being served.

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  Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to maintain certification/licensure, and/or keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.

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  Acts as a preceptor to physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students.

Your qualifications should include: 

• Associate’s degree in physical therapy

• Entry level position, no experience required

• Acute care experience, preferred

• Graduate from an approved PT Assistant program and have met CA Board eligibility requirements.

• Physical Therapist Assistant license in the State of California or eligible to take the state board exam.

• BLS (through the American Heart Association)

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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