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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 “Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant”

Perform postural drainage, percussions, or vibrations or teach deep breathing exercises to treat respiratory conditions.
Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
Clean work area and check and store equipment after treatment.
Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
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.
Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
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.
Prepare treatment areas and electrotherapy equipment for use by physiotherapists.
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.
Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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