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Long term acute care specialists provide services aimed at restoring and improving a patient's function, mobility, and pain level while preventing or limiting disabilities resulting from the injury or disease. They care for patients with exercise and aids to help with mobility. Ideal candidates demonstrate thoroughness and competence in examining patients' medical histories, conducting tests to measure strength, range of motion, balance, coordination, and then prescribing treatment strategies. Patients in LTACHs may require prolonged ventilator use or weaning, ongoing dialysis, intensive respiratory care, multiple IV medications, or complex wound care.
Physical Therapist Assistants help plan and execute rehabilitative programs designed to improve patient mobility and reduce pain. PTAs may work in clinics, hospitals, or outpatient care facilities. These practitioners test and measure patient coordination, muscle strength, and range of motion as they participate in therapy designed to improve patient function. Find permanent and travel PTA jobs nationwide at academic teaching hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehab centers, and home health agencies. Travel PTA jobs let you gain experience in diverse settings, expand your knowledge of local cultures, and expose you to a variety of techniques and practitioners.