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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 “Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (LPTA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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