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Physical Therapy Assistant PTA

  • Company: Hilo Medical Center
  • Location: Hilo, Hawaii
  • Salary: Pay not listed
  • Full Time
  • Company site
  • Pay not listed

Hilo Medical Center at a glance

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Hilo Medical Center - Hilo, Hawaii

Position Summary

Cure Healthcare is currently seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) for full-time positions at Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii. This role requires a current Hawaii license and AHA BLS and ACLS certifications. Additional related certifications are preferred.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate patients to determine their physical therapy needs and develop treatment plans accordingly.
  • Provide therapeutic treatments such as massage, exercise programs, and modalities to help patients recover from injuries or illnesses.
  • Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care.
  • Maintain accurate records of patient progress and communicate findings to the supervising physician.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Hawaii PTA license required.
  • AHA BLS and ACLS certifications are mandatory.
  • Additional related certifications preferred.
  • Current primary residence must be at least 50 miles from the facility address to qualify for this travel assignment.

About Hilo Medical Center

Hilo Medical Center is a leading healthcare provider in Hawaii, offering comprehensive medical services and dedicated care to its patients. Our team of professionals works together to ensure that every patient receives the best possible treatment and support during their recovery journey.

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Working in Hilo, Hawaii

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Hilo is the county seat of Hawaiʻi County on the Island of Hawaiʻi and the state’s largest settlement outside Oʻahu. The 2020 census counted about 44,186 residents. The town sits in a wet, green windward setting that serves as a regional hub for healthcare, commerce, and island travel.

Hawaii is the only U.S. state that is an archipelago, about 2,000 miles southwest of the mainland in the Pacific, with island geography that shapes daily life, commuting, and community care patterns.

Hawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, the only state south of the Tropic of Cancer, one of only two states, along with Florida, with regions that have a tropical climate

🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Cautionvia Warnely, CC BY 4.0

National unemployment rate in US: 4.2%via World Bank

Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.1%via FRED

National quits rate: 2.0%via FRED (BLS JOLTS)

Weekly initial unemployment claims: 199,000via FRED

GDP per capita in US: $90,027via World Bank

Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank

Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank

Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800via OECD

Cost of living in Hawaii: 10.0% above the national averagevia BEA

Minimum wage in Hawaii: $16.00/hrvia FRED

Real GDP per capita in Hawaii: $65,706via FRED

Home prices in Hawaii (year over year): +1.3%via FRED

Recent seismic activity: 6 earthquakes (M4.5+) within 200km in the last 6 months — largest M6.0 near 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. via USGS

Typical climate: average high 81°F / low 67°F year-round (summers around 83°F, winters around 64°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals

Walkability: Least walkablevia EPA National Walkability Index

Typical rent nearby: $1,603/mo · $2,076/movia HUD Fair Market Rents

  • Elevation 140m (459 ft)

Source: Wikipedia (state)

Build the skills for this role

Core PTA skills for this title include patient handling and safety, therapeutic exercise progression, clear documentation, and calm communication with patients and the PT who owns the plan of care. Build comfort with hospital workflow, infection control, and culturally respectful care in a Hawaiʻi community setting. No certification cost data was provided in CERTS.

Be ready to walk through how you execute a PT’s plan of care, handle a patient who is unsafe to progress, document objective change, and work on a multidisciplinary hospital team. Expect scenarios on transfers, fall risk, and explaining exercises in plain language to patients and families in Hilo.

This role fits candidates who want hands-on rehab support in an acute or community hospital environment on Hawaiʻi Island, value clear collaboration with PTs and nurses, and are comfortable living and working in Hilo’s regional healthcare hub rather than a remote setup.

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Listing facts

  • Role Physical Therapy Assistant PTA
  • Employer Hilo Medical Center
  • Location Hilo, Hawaii
  • Type Full Time
  • Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
  • Posted August 11, 2026
  • Apply by September 11, 2026
  • Country United States
  • Overview Full job description on this page (237 words)

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Physical Therapy Assistant PTA Hilo Medical Center · Hilo, Hawaii