# Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Contract - California

**Company:** [VitalHire](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/2bML2fBcRMQffBVXuMYAZK.md)
**Location:** Santa Clara, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** Healthcare - Therapy

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## Description

PTA

Rehab Centers

California - Alameda, Carmichael, Los Angeles, Oakland, Salinas, Santa Clara

Contract

Days

$43-$46/hr

Duties and Responsibilities:

**Execute Care Plans:** Carry out targeted therapeutic exercises, stretching, and mobility routines created by the supervising Physical Therapist (PT).

**Gait & Mobility Training:** Guide patients through walking, stairs, and weight-bearing exercises using assistive devices like walkers, canes, or crutches.

**Hands-on Interventions:** Provide manual therapy, soft tissue massage, joint mobilization (as state scope allows), and passive range-of-motion exercises.

**Administer Modalities:** Apply therapeutic modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation (E-stem), hot/cold packs, and traction to manage pain and swelling.

**Track & Report Progress:** Measure patient response, range of motion, and endurance, documenting updates and notifying the supervising PT when plans need adjustment.

**Patient & Family Education:** Teach patients proper body mechanics, home exercise programs, and safe techniques for transferring out of beds or chairs.

## Requirements

2 years of experience

Active CA PTA License

BLS (AHA)