Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Administers medically prescribed and necessary physical therapy treatment outlined by the therapist for

patients suffering from injuries or dysfunction of the musculosketal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and

integumentary systems and help to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability by performing

the following duties personally or through appropriate delegation from a physical therapist.

TASKS & DUTIES :

The following includes the essential duties and responsibilities of a Physical Therapy Assistant :

• Reviews physical therapy goals set, patient's condition and medical records to determine

physical therapy treatment required.

capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and records findings.

therapy assistant practice appropriately and monitors patient responses to such treatments.

benefit.

according to clinic guidelines (Policy Procedure Manual-Documentation).

patient treatment and integrate physical therapy treatment with other aspects of patient health

care.

the PT director / Clinical supervisor.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of these tasks satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these

essential functions.

program. One or two years of related experience and / or training preferred.

financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from

clients, insurance agencies and regulatory agencies of the business community.

inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply

concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or

diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Microsoft office, basic scheduler / documentation software functioning.

must be conspicuously displayed at each established place of business or other location occupied

in conducting business.

WORKING CONDITIONS :

need to travel between clinics to help cover patient care at another facility.

required to perform the following : standing, walking, using hands to finger handle or feel,

bending, stooping, lifting up to 50# frequently and 70# occasionally, climb or balance, kneel,

crouch or crawl.

focus and spend up to 4-5 hours in front of a computer