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Physical Therapy Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
On-site White City, OR $41K – $73K Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) is assigned to the Physical Therapy Department within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service (PM&RS) at the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (SORCC). The primary function of the PTA in this position is direct patient care to a medically complex and diverse population in the outpatient setting.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to: Responsible for the provision of direct treatment of patients under the direction of a licensed Physical Therapist.
- →Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, physics, kinesiology, psychology, pathophysiology, and surgical procedures as they relate to human function.
- →Possess knowledge relative to the impact of aging on the cardiopulmonary, visual, auditory, sensory, perceptual, and musculoskeletal systems.
- →Assesses the need for and the patient's ability to use assistive devices and adaptive equipment.
- →If appropriate, issues it to patients, and trains them in the proper use of the device(s).
- →Resolves problems that interfere with delivery of physical therapy care.
- →Functions autonomously in carrying out patient education, treatments, and applying physical therapy procedures for which competency has been established and in accordance with state laws or local facility regulations and APTA documents.
- →Adept at modifying the treatment plan, therapeutic activities and interventions based on the changing needs, goals, and performance of the patient.
- →Alerts the Physical Therapist overseeing the care of the patient when modifications are needed to the treatment plan when either the established goals or timeframes for achievement of those goals has been attained.
- →Demonstrates the teaching skills required to provide education to patients, family members, caregivers, students, and other healthcare professionals.
- →Demonstrate the ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, with patients, family members, caregivers, students, and other healthcare professionals.
- →Able to effectively communicate with health care providers involved in patient care via written, telephone, and personal communication on a regular basis at the William S.
- →Middleton VAH.
- →Performs competent written documentation of progress notes.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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