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Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Summary:

The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide physical therapy treatments and procedures. The Physical Therapist Assistant 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

PTA Student Fieldwork Clinical Instructor

Duties/Responsibilities:

Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities. Observes patients during treatments to compile and assess 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 assess 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.
Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and various modalities.
Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient treatments.
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.
Monitors equipment conditions and reports possible hazards and concerns.
Enters and ensures accuracy of clinical notes and billing for services.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Adheres to the facility’s Standards of Excellence.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Excellent customer service and patient care skills.
Basic understanding of physical therapy and medical terminology.

Education and Experience:

Associate’s degree or certification from a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited physical therapy assistant program.
Current state licensure from the Missouri Board of Healing Arts and in good standing.
Maintains continuing education through current literature, professional workshops, etc.
Current CPR Certification with bi-annual maintenance.
Minimum 1 year experience preferred, but not required.

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of standing and walking, as well as prolonged periods of sitting at desk while working on a computer.
Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
Must be able to lift:
- Up to 25#: Frequently
- 25-50#: Often
- 50-75#: Occasionally
- 75-100#: Seldom but possible

This is a PRN position.

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