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Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Physical Therapy Assistant in Norfolk, Virginia.

This is a Full-time, Day shift opportunity with great benefits.

This is a outpatient rehab theray setting.

The Physical Therapy Assistant performs modalities/therapeutic interventions by accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures. Participates/assists with updates in the formal plan of care to address individual patient needs. Provides effective instruction to the patient and family through standardized educational programs and/or individualized training. Initiate, develop, and maintain collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and families to improve patient outcomes.  Productive and efficient in daily operations.    

Education:

• Associate Level Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant (Required), obtained in a CAPTE-accredited two-year associate degree program

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• RQI American Heart Association (AHA)

Sentara Healthcare offers outstanding benefits.

• Tuition assistance and Student Loan Repayment Benefit 
• Health, Dental, Vision and Medical insurance
• Generous Paid Annual Leave, Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Retirement with match
• Adoption, Infertility, and Surrogacy Reimbursement
• Career and personal development opportunities
• Reward programs for health and wellness

For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com) 

Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare delivery system with more than 29,000 employees (including 1,375 physicians and advanced practice providers), 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves over 900,000 members.

We are recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and are strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary healthcare experience for our patients and members.

Keywords: Physical Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy, Outpatient, Rehab Therapy, PTA, Monster, Talroo-Allied Health

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.