Certified Physical Therapy Assistant

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur is a 295-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Gouverneur offers enhanced, cutting edge healthcare services in a state-of-the-art space. It provides 24-hour care for individuals in need of sub-acute care, long-term care or hospice care which include services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and vocational rehabilitation. Gouverneur is an academic affiliate of NYU School of Medicine and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Gouverneur ranks #2 in the State, and #1 in New York City, in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026 ; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026 .

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implements physical therapy treatment programs based on medical prescriptions and licensed Physical Therapist evaluations for patients with various disorders.
• Utilizes therapeutic treatments, including exercises, massage, heat, light, sound, water, electromagnetic, and electrical modalities.
• Observes patient reactions, compiles records, and submits written reports to supervisors.
• Adjusts treatment plans with approval from licensed Physical Therapists.
• Fits patients with supportive devices (crutches, canes, wheelchairs, walkers) and provides training.
• Confers with physical therapy staff and other healthcare team members to exchange patient information.
• Assists with ordering supplies and coordinating equipment repairs/requisitions.
• Performs clerical duties, such as inventory management and supply requisition.
• Completes necessary documentation according to departmental standards.
• Escorts residents to rehabilitation gym.
• Performs endorsements to units for carryover of care.

Minimum Qualifications Valid license and current registration to practice as a Physical Therapist Assistant issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

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