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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 “Physical Therapist Assistant and Nurse Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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