PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT III-CMHHIP

Posting number: IIB 01930 08/13/2026

Department: Colorado Department of Human Services

Division: OBH - CMHIP

Job classification: Therapy Assistant III

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health, Health Care Support

Summary

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

 Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies

CMHHIP units provide comprehensive psychiatric and psycho-social evaluation and treatment by a multidisciplinary treatment team.  This includes:  24 hour nursing care and assessment; psychiatric intervention and evaluation; psychological services; psycho-social services; occupational therapy, educational and vocational rehabilitation services and recreational therapy. Patients are admitted from throughout the state from correctional, court, mental health, and other community facilities for long and short term treatment under court authority, as well as transfers from within CMHHIP and other units.   Legal statuses of patients include 27-65 civil commitments (M-1, M-3, Short and Long Term certifications); Incompetent to Proceed (ITP); Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or Impaired Mental Condition (NGRI or NGR-IMC); court ordered evaluations for Sanity, Sex Offender issues, Competency.

The vision of the Physical Therapy Department at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) is to guide patients towards their individual goals and optimum physical therapy recovery. The Physical Therapy Department provides a continuum of care by implementing Physician ordered and Physical Therapist prescribed individualized patient treatment programs.   The Physical Therapy department consults with the patients and providers to discuss treatment needs and goals of both the providers and patients. Education in patient therapeutic exercises is key to the overall improvement of the individual's condition.  The treatment can include, but is not limited to, patient education, therapeutic exercises, gait training, transfer training, manual therapy, neuromuscular reeducation and modalities.  Patient treatment population includes:  CMHIP patients. The CMHIP patient population needs consist of Geriatric, Orthopedics, and Neurology.  They include s/p TBI, s/p CVA, pre and post. op total joint replacements, s/p UE/LE fx, deconditioning, balance abnormalities, sprains/strains, acute and chronic pain.

Examples of duties

This position is full time, scheduled Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on-site at CMHHIP.

This position is responsible for providing input and implementing treatment programs for CMHIP patients according to the outlined Physical Therapy Treatment Program Plan of Care, established by a Registered Physical Therapist.   The Physical Therapist Assistant provides sequential implementation of the Plan of Care established by the Physical Therapist, progressing treatment to meet established short term, long term and patient goals.  The Physical Therapist Assistant has regular and ongoing communication with the Physical Therapist regarding the patient's progress and ongoing status. The Physical Therapy Assistant will be responsible for documenting patient treatments, changes in condition and other pertinent information as required in the BEHR System. Patient care is done in a clean and safe environment. All physical Therapist Assistant treatment shall be in compliance with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) code of Ethics and Standards of Physical Therapy Assistant practice. Duties in this position include:

• Responsible for input and implementing treatment programs for CMHIP patients according to the outlined Physical Therapy Treatment Program Plan of Care, established and reviewed by a Licensed Registered Physical Therapist

• Ongoing assessment, communication exchange and progression of patients progress 

• Application of Standards for Physical Therapist Assistants and PT related practices and principles  

• Documentation of Physical Therapist Assistant treatment programs  

• Actively involved in communication with unit staff on relevant client PT information

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