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**City/State:** Florissant, Missouri

**Categories:** Rehabilitation Services

**Job Status:** Full-Time

**Req ID** : 93784

**Pay Range:** $20.17 – $33.51 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

**Are you a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant looking fora new adventure?** We are seeking a passionate and patient-centered PTA to join our team. You will be able to work with our world renowned medical team and a help a variety of patients in the an outpatinet setting. If you are a licensed PTA we would love to hear from you!

_If you are looking for a 1:1 patient care opportunity in an outpatient environment, this may be the role for you! Come work with our multidisciplinary team today._

+ **Flexible Scheduling between 7AM and 6:30PM**

+ **No weekends**

+ **$2,500 Sign-on bonus available!**

+ **Out-Patient**

Located at our Outpatient Therapy at Northwest Healthcare:

1150 Graham Road, Suite 104

Florissant, MO 63031

Overview

**Christian Hospital** has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

_Northwest HealthCare_ , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Provides outpatient physical therapy evaluation and treatments for patients with any number of physical impairments which affect their ability to function and/or cause pain. Department is staffed by physical therapists, physical therapists' assistants, and aides

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides skilled treatments to patients as prescribed by the physician and directed by a licensed physical therapist as specified in their health care service setting.

Responsibilities

+ Implements treatment plan as developed by the licensed physical therapist.

+ Collaborates with the licensed physical therapist on an agreed upon frequency to assess and reassess patient’s plan of care, treatment goals and interventions.

+ Documents patient progress in daily notes and weekly notes (as applicable), as well as contributes recommendations to patient’s discharge note from physical therapy.

+ Assists with guidance for clinical fieldwork students under the supervision of the physical therapist.

+ Reports on interventions and patient progress during assigned meetings and contributes to the screening and evaluation process.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Associate's Degree - PT Assistant

Experience

+ No Experience

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ PTA

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer