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- $5,000 with a 2 year commitment
Summary:
CHRISTUS Health is seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our rehabilitation team in Jacksonville, TX. This position offers a dynamic mix of inpatient and outpatient therapy services, providing the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville is a state-of-the-art critical access hospital recognized for providing exceptional care in a close-knit, community-centered environment. The hospital offers advanced imaging, surgical services, a 24/7 emergency department, and a comprehensive rehabilitation program, ensuring that the patients receive high-quality care close to home.
Located in the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas, Jacksonville is a charming small town known for its welcoming community, scenic landscapes, and vibrant arts scene. With a historic downtown, outdoor recreation, and easy access to larger cities like Tyler and Dallas, Winnsboro offers an ideal balance of peaceful living and modern convenience-making it a great place to call home.
If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients in this community, we invite you to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Able to independently deliver a treatment plan that addresses identified problem(s), deficits and discharge needs and assists with decreasing LOS
- Actively seeks out a diagnosis mix to facilitate ability to independently treat throughout the facility
- Demonstrates skilled expertise when monitoring patients during treatment
- Able to apply reasoning and judgment to skilled observations and reports adverse reactions to physician, supervising PT and/or nursing
- Reports findings to supervising PT and solicits their involvement when needed
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of the use of modalities and their contraindications
- Actively seeks research based treatments and applies to daily treatment
- Knowledgeable of available wound care supplies, current protocols and
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 168 PTO hours - Front loaded to account on hire date
- Retirement - 403B/Roth with 6% employer match
- Tuition Assistance - Fully/partially funded
Requirements:
- Associate Degree
- LPTA License in the state of employment
- BLS
Work Type:
Full Time
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