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MaineGeneral Health Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – Outpatient , Per Diem in Oakland, Maine

Job Description Summary: Join Our Growing Team and Make a Real Difference!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level while positively impacting the lives of patients? At MaineGeneral Health, we’re expanding our outpatient therapy team to meet the growing needs of our community. If you’re looking for a role where your skills and compassion can truly shine, this is the opportunity for you!

Job Description: Why Choose MaineGeneral Health?

  • Be Part of a Mission-Driven Organization: Make a real impact by supporting your friends, family, and neighbors through your work.

  • Modern Work Environment: Work in an open gym with natural light and modern equipment, or in private treatment rooms. At our Enterprise location, the SwimEx pool is available for aquatic therapy.

  • Feel Supported Every Step of the Way: Enjoy a collaborative and inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, your work is appreciated, and you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside a talented team of PTs, PTAs, OTs, and SLPs to deliver exceptional patient care.

  • Enjoy Work-Life Balance: With flexible scheduling and a team that understands the importance of balance, you can have the career you love without sacrificing what matters most.

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: From competitive pay to health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off, we’ve got you covered.

    Your Role

    As a PTA, you'll work with a licensed Physical Therapist to help patients recover and maintain mobility. Your work will have a direct impact on their journey to better health.

    What You'll Do

  • Implement Treatment Plans: Turn the supervising therapist’s plans into actionable, targeted interventions to support patient recovery.

  • Monitor and Communicate Progress: Observe and assess patient responses to the treatment plan, providing regular updates and suggesting potential goal adjustments to the supervising Physical Therapist.

  • Document Patient Care: Accurately record the services provided and track patient responses and progress to ensure continuity of care and measurable outcomes.

  • Educate and Support Patients and Families: Provide patients and their caregivers with guidance on treatment goals, adaptive equipment selection, and community resources. Assist with discharge planning to ensure a smooth transition and continued success after therapy.

  • Plan for What’s Next: Help patients transition seamlessly with expert recommendations for adaptive equipment, exercises, or community resources.

    Qualifications

  • Licensure: Maine State Physical Therapist Assistant license required.

  • Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers preferred.

  • Team-Oriented: You excel in team settings, contributing to a shared mission of delivering exceptional patient care.

  • Compassionate and Professional: A genuine commitment to helping patients achieve their health goals.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Work Shift:

Job Exempt: No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

  • An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

  • We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)

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