Part time, Part Time
UVA Health System
Charlottesville, VA
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UVA Health seeks a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant to join our Acute Inpatient Therapies team. At UVA Health, a licensed therapy assistant, certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) or physical therapy assistant (PTA), focuses on helping patients recover from injuries, illnesses, or surgeries and improve their physical, emotional, and functional wellbeing. How does this role contribute to patient care? Physical therapy assistants are responsible for improving patient mobility, strength, and function through exercise, manual therapy, and education. Physical therapists work with patients recovering from injuries or surgeries, those with chronic conditions, or those seeking to enhance physical performance and reduce pain. A therapy assistant works under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist for PTA and licensed occupational therapist for COTA. What would I expect to do in this role? Under the...