Physical Therapist Assistant

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It's more than a career, it's a calling

IL-Monroe Clinic Freeport

Regular

Join a team where your work matters—

every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Enjoy a therapist-centered practice model with one-hour evaluations, 45-minute follow-up visits, and scheduling flexibility that supports quality patient care. Our clinic maintains a true one-on-one therapist-to-patient ratio, allowing you to focus on your patients without double-booking or overlapping appointments.

Rehabilitation Services

Days

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$26.72 - $40.08

Hourly

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Conducts medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.

• Provides physical therapy interventions under a plan of care written by a physical therapist.
• Performs therapy interventions utilizing techniques and skills as appropriate for the patient population.
• Documents treatment interventions given.
• May coordinate activities of physical therapy aides, students and other support personnel.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assistant program

• No experience required

• Constant standing.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling.

Resuscitation Certification Requirement:
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

• Physical Therapist Assistant, Licensed
  - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• Physical Therapy Assistant
  - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

• Physical Therapist Assistant
  - Oklahoma Medical Board

• Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Administration

40

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