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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”

Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, or heat, light, sound, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
Train patients in the use of orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
Attend or conduct continuing education courses, seminars, or in-service activities.
Communicate with or instruct caregivers or family members on patient therapeutic activities or treatment plans.
Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, such as crutches.
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.
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.
Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
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.
Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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