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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”.
Also Known As…
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Staff Physical Therapy Assistant
- Physical Therapy Technician (Physical Therapy Tech)
- Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
- Physical Therapist Assistant and Nurse Aide
- Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
- Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant (Per Diem PTA)
- Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant
- Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)
- Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant
- Certified Physical Therapist Assistant (CPTA)
- Rehabilitation Aide
- Physiotherapy Assistant
Tasks for “Rehabilitation Assistant”
- Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
- Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
- Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
- Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
- Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
- Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
- Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
- Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
- Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
- Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
- 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.
- Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
- Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
- Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
- Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
- Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
- Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
- Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Standing cages
- Wrist splints
- Posture grids
- Protective gowns
- Short wave diathermy devices
- Goniometers
- Electromyographs EMG
- Pelvic traction equipment
- Reciprocating walkers
- Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
- Hydrotherapy pools
- Intermittent compression units
- Powder boards
- Sequential compression devices
- Above-the-knee prosthetics
- Cervical traction equipment
- Rotating bed
- Gait belts
- Crutches
- Ergometers
- Safety gloves
- Interferential electrical stimulation machines
- Digital cameras
- Paraffin baths
- Reachers
- Hand grips
- Hemi walkers
- Therapeutic hot packs
- Digital video cameras
- Patient positioning devices
- Inclinometers
- Personal computers
- Plumb lines
- Notebook computers
- Front-wheel walkers
- Arm prosthetics
- Body-fat calipers
- Hoyer lifts
- Balance beams
- Splints
- Ankle-foot orthotics
- Blood pressure cuffs
- Balance boards
- Massage equipment
- Cardiac monitors
- Sacro-illiac joint lumbar corsets
- Back braces
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- High-voltage Galvanic stimulation machines
- Portable oxygen equipment
- Ultrasound machines
- Tilt tables
- Swiss exercise balls
- Stationary bicycles
- Resistive exercise bands
- Standing tables
- Lower-body isokinetic machines
- Total lift chairs
- Single point canes
- Desktop computers
- Lavage hydrotherapy equipment
- Parallel bars
- Whirlpool therapy baths
- Functional electrical stimulation FES equipment
- Hi-lo manipulation tables
- Cold packs
- Pick-up walkers
- Sliding boards
- Slings
- Medicine balls
- Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Surgical masks
- Stretchers
- Knee braces
- Reflex hammers
- Iontopheresis equipment
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Ultraviolet UV phototherapy lamps
- Exercise trampolines
- Wheelchairs
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
- Platform walkers
- Below-the-knee prosthetics
- Mechanical percussors
- Pulse oximeters
- Tablet computers
- Quad canes
- Free weights
- Safety goggles
- Upper-body isokinetic machines
- SpectraSoft DocuPRO
- Microsoft Windows
- Laboratory information system LIS
- Client caseload management software
- SpectraSoft AppointmentsPRO
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Scheduling software
- BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
- Microsoft Office
- Knees Software PT DocTools
- Rehab Documentation Company ReDoc Suite
- Beaver Creek Software The THERAPIST
- Accounting software
- Eazy Application Systems QuickEMR
- Summit Software CarePoint
- Virtual reality game software
- Microsoft Excel
- FileMaker Pro
- Billing software
- PhysioTools Tools RG
- Arena Health Systems Phys-X
- PhysioGraphic
- TherAssist
- Email software
- Microsoft Access
- Bookkeeping software
- dBASE
- Video game software
- Spreadsheet software