Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA

The Physical Therapy Assistant will assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the Physical Therapy Services of the facility.

• 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
• Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound
• 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
• Additional duties as assigned

• Excellent customer service and resident care skills
• Basic understanding of physical therapy and medical terminology
• Professionalism, accuracy, and dependability

• Must possess an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant Program from an accredited college or university
• Must possess a current, unencumbered license to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant in the State of Wisconsin

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