BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare

Physical Therapy Assistant

Location

Bethalto, IL, 62010

Job Type

Full Time

Date Posted

27 May 2025

Salary

$20-34 per hour

Job Category

Physical Therapists

Industry

Health Care

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant for a job in Belleville, Illinois.

Job Description and Requirements

  • Specialty: Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Discipline: Therapy
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Employment Type: Staff

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Additional Information About the Role

Memorial Hospital in Belleville is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant to work in our outpatient setting. Our state-of-the-art facility offers a diverse patient population that includes opportunities for experience in orthopedic, sports medicine, neurologic, vestibular/balance and oncology rehab as well as specialty programs in lymphedema and hand therapy. Memorial Rehab in Shiloh offers excellent mentorship opportunities for new graduate PTAs and provides a culture that reflects the BJC values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Safety and Teamwork. You will have support from leadership to develop skills and clinical interests while promoting work-life balance.

  • 5 days a week with a weekend rotation in acute care
  • BJC Benefits
  • New grads are welcome
Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor and delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Memorial Rehabilitation Services offers to inpatients and outpatients all state of the art modalities, manual therapy, supervised exercise and home exercise programming, electro-diagnostic testing, ADL training, cognitive testing, fitting of orthotic, prosthetic and other protective devices, sports medicine and hand therapy.


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides skilled treatments to patients as prescribed by the physician and directed by a licensed physical therapist as specified in their health care service setting.

Responsibilities

  • Implements treatment plan as developed by the licensed physical therapist.
  • Collaborates with the licensed physical therapist on an agreed upon frequency to assess and reassess patient’s plan of care, treatment goals and interventions.
  • Documents patient progress in daily notes and weekly notes (as applicable), as well as contributes recommendations to patient’s discharge note from physical therapy.
  • Assists with guidance for clinical fieldwork students under the supervision of the physical therapist.
  • Reports on interventions and patient progress during assigned meetings and contributes to the screening and evaluation process.
  • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • Associate's Degree
  • - PT Assistant

    Experience

  • No Experience
  • Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience
  • Licenses and Certifications

  • PTA
  • Benefits and Legal Statement

    BJC Total Rewards

    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance paid for by BJC
    • Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

    Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

    BJC HealthCare Job ID #90736. Posted job title: Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - full-time

    About BJC HealthCare

    BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

    BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.