Physical Therapist Assistant PTA - Advanced Care of St. Joseph

Advanced Care of St. Joseph is a busy 180 bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility with beautiful rehabiltition space including a spacious gym, functional ADL spaces and proximity to our skilled wing as well as an outdoor patio for therapy use. We have a wonderful and supportive nursing team who works closely with therapy and doctors to obtain services for our patients, and a fun, high energy in-house therapy team. We see a wide variety of cognitive, dietary and neurological diagnoses and both short term rehab patients as well as long term care residents. We are part of a newly formed healthcare company whose goal is to become the premier inpatient rehab provider in the communities we serve. Locally, we hope to build our long term care programming as well as continue providing fun, effective therapy for our short term rehab patients so they can return to home.

We are looking for a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant to join our dedicated staff. We seek a PTA who is a self-motivated healthcare professional with a passion for thinking out of the box, developing patient center clinical progamming, and providing outstanding care to meet the diverse needs of our patients.

Are you thinking that Skilled Nursing is not for you? Consider this: we see the same disorders as seen in a hospital setting – only we get way more time with our patients to help them meet their goals and maximize their potential.

St. Joseph, MO is a beautiful community known for it's parkway system and Riverwalk along the Missouri River. It offers excellent public schools, is home to Missouri Western State University, and has a vibrant and diversified local economy. Just half an hour from Kansas City, it offers affordable living and a high quality of life.

In return for your clinical expertise and hard work, we can offer:

· Competitive compensation

· Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision

· Paid time off

· 401K

· Flexible schedule

· On-going training and career development

· Opportunities for growth into leadership with our growing organization

· Local leadership and facility level decision making

Requirements of the job:

· Valid state license

· Completion of accredited therapy program

· Some experience in a skilled nursing setting is a plus but we welcome therapists with all levels of experience to apply.

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