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Job Description
Physical Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities:
Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the
supervision of a physical therapist.
Contributes to a physical therapists effectiveness by identifying patient care
issues.
Administers treatment programs for patients.
Assesses patient health by interviewing patients performing physical
examinations and obtaining updating and studying therapy histories.
Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapists interpretations of
patient evaluations and test results.
Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and
instructing encouraging and assisting patients in performing physical activities
such as nonmanual exercises ambulatory functional activities and dailyliving
activities.
Helps patients in using supportive devices such as crutches canes and
prostheses.
Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens giving
normal growth and development information and promoting wellness and health
maintenance.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures
rules and regulations and adhering to infectioncontrol policies and protocols.
Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and
monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.
Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions
concerning federal state and local regulations and JACHO standards.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities reading
periodicals maintaining personal networks and participating in professional
organizations.
Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing
new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job
accomplishments.
Employment Type
Full Time
