As a Part Time Physical Therapist Assistant, you’ll provide care to client employees and their dependents in our Health Center located in Celebration, FL.
Join a fast-paced outpatient orthopedic clinic supporting two experienced Physical Therapists in a highly collaborative, patient-focused environment. This part-time opportunity (20 hours/week) is perfect for someone who enjoys hands-on clinical work and working closely with patients and teammates.
What Makes This Role Stand Out:
• Strong team collaboration in a high-volume clinic
• Outpatient orthopedic and ambulatory setting
• Flexible schedule — can be a 3-day or 4-day work week
• Must be available to work Mondays and Fridays
• Peak patient hours are typically:
- 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
- 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
• Dedicated documentation time built into the day
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking candidates preferred
What You’ll Do
- Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, water, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, ultraviolet, infrared, and hot and cold packs.
- Administers traction to relieve neck and back pain.
- Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities such as perambulation, transfer, ambulation, and daily living activities.
- Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients’ responses to treatments and progress and reports orally or in writing to Physical Therapist.
- 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.
- Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
- Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.
- Measures 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.
- May require other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Bring
- Associates Degree from an approved/accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program.
- Certified or Licensed as a Physical Therapy Assistant if applicable in practicing State.
- Current Certification in AHA or ARC Basic Life Support for medical provider is required, Advanced Cardiac Life Support may also be required based on contract scope of services
- At least two years’ experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant in an outpatient orthopedic, occupational health, or other ambulatory care clinic.
- Experience in an occupational health clinic preferred.
