Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Be licensed where the HHA is located if licensure is required.
• Graduate from a PT assistant program approved by CAPTE and pass a national examination for PT assistants.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Be able to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency-related travel.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage, and have access to an automobile.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy according to the physical therapist's directions and the physician's plan of care.
• Direct and assist patients with active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities, and prosthetic training.
• Use physical agents, including heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound, and massage.
• Observe and report patients’ reactions to treatment and changes in their conditions to the physical therapist and Organization personnel.
• Instruct patients in the care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.
• Maintain required records, including clinical and conference notes, and incorporate them into the patient’s clinical record within prescribed time frames.
• Participate in Organization Home Care Team Members meetings and the Organization in-service Education Program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.