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Job Description

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with State laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-2021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 56,850.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
Currently, there are 85,580 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Physical Therapist Assistants”.

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Tasks for “Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant (Per Diem PTA)”

Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.

Related Technology & Tools

Upper-body isokinetic machines
Free weights
Single point canes
Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
Functional electrical stimulation FES equipment
Mechanical stethoscopes
Cervical traction equipment
Ergometers
Notebook computers
Arm prosthetics
Cardiac monitors
Medical nasal cannulae
Reciprocating walkers
Crutches
Tablet computers
Inclinometers
Swiss exercise balls
Therapeutic hot packs
Hoyer lifts
Front-wheel walkers
Exercise trampolines
Parallel bars
Above-the-knee prosthetics
Hemi walkers
Stationary bicycles
Goniometers
Wrist splints
Massage equipment
Cold packs
Intermittent compression units
Desktop computers
Reflex hammers
Balance boards
Automated external defibrillators AED
Back braces
Lavage hydrotherapy equipment
Plumb lines
Safety goggles
Tilt tables
Pick-up walkers
Portable oxygen equipment
Splints
Ankle-foot orthotics
Quad canes
Resistive exercise bands
Surgical masks
Blood pressure cuffs
Mechanical percussors
Gait belts
Wheelchairs
Standing tables
Personal computers
Slings
Short wave diathermy devices
Hydrotherapy pools
Stretchers
Interferential electrical stimulation machines
Ultrasound machines
Hi-lo manipulation tables
Sliding boards
Digital video cameras
Below-the-knee prosthetics
Electromyographs EMG
Rotating bed
Paraffin baths
Ultraviolet UV phototherapy lamps
Balance beams
Iontopheresis equipment
Standing cages
Body-fat calipers
Platform walkers
Pelvic traction equipment
Sequential compression devices
Patient positioning devices
Protective gowns
Hand grips
Digital cameras
Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
Sacro-illiac joint lumbar corsets
Reachers
Knee braces
Powder boards
Safety gloves
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Lower-body isokinetic machines
Total lift chairs
Pulse oximeters
Medicine balls
Posture grids
High-voltage Galvanic stimulation machines
Whirlpool therapy baths

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