Physical Therapy Assistant

As our Physical Therapist Assistant at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs Outpatient Clinic youll help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness injury or issues with aging. Using various treatments you will help patients reduce pain build strength and endurance increase range of motion or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level.

Youre always ready for the next task. Our physical therapy team sees several patients a day for initial evaluations re-evaluations or treatments. Youll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery traumatic brain injury stroke or conditions affecting balance to name a few. This environment is busy and fast-paced but full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help advice or mentoring at any time.

To thrive as a physical therapist assistant you must be a team player. Youll constantly collaborate with other therapists patients and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable positive and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day.

• Following an outlined treatment plan the Physical Therapy Assistant will treat patients with neuro/musculoskeletal movement disorders and skin integrity problems.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and therapists to execute a treatment plan for each patient
• Document all treatments and note any status changes
• Seek new learning opportunities and be a resource when others need to learn from you
• Consistently offer the best care possible to every patient

We are offering a $10000 sign on bonus to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer referral incentives as well as relocation assistance.

• Current Physical Therapy Assistant License in the State of Arkansas
• Must have completed a Physical Therapy Assistant program and successfully complete a 3 month internship that includes hands on patient care
• CPR Certification is required

CHI St. Vincent a regional health network serving Arkansas is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. With more than 280 licensed beds CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based not-for-profit organization serving the health care needs of Hot Springs Ark. and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14 2020 and employs the highest standards of quality and ensures that patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance