Physical Therapy Assistant
Blackfoot, ID
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Location: Blackfoot, Idaho
Setting: Pediatrics
Position Type: Part-Time / PRN
Compensation: Competitive, based on experience
Therady is seeking a compassionate and motivated Physical Therapy Assistant to join our care team in Blackfoot. This role offers the unique opportunity to support clients across our pediatric care settings, helping young individuals improve quality of life.
What's in it for you?:
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Paid holidays (for qualifying shifts)
- Flexible scheduling with a supportive team environment
- Professional development opportunities
- Assistance in identifying and developing your unique clinical interests—such as sensory integration, neuro rehab, or pediatric specialization—with partial funding for related continuing education and training
Key Responsibilities:
- Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities; and in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses
- Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; promoting wellness and health maintenance
- Contributes to physical therapist's effectiveness by identifying patient care issues; providing information and commentary; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physical therapy directives
- Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying therapy histories
- Assesses abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist's interpretations of patient evaluations and test results
Take the next step in your PTA career. Apply today and grow with us at Therady!