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Job Summary: The Physical Therapist Assistant will assist Physical Therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. The Physical Therapist Assistant will, 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.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
• Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
• Confers with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
• Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
• Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.
• Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
• Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment.
• Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches, walker, wheelchair, etc.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent customer service and patient care skills.
• Basic understanding of physical therapy and medical terminology.
• Ability to remain calm in emergency or crisis situations

Qualifications/Education/Experience:

• Associate degree in physical therapy
• Active state license as a physical therapy assistant

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
• Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.