Physical Therapist Aides

What Does a Physical Therapist Aides Do?

Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Clean and organize work area and disinfect equipment after treatment.
• 2Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
• 3Instruct, motivate, safeguard, or assist patients practicing exercises or functional activities, under direction of medical staff.
• 4Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
• 5Observe patients during treatment to compile and evaluate data on patients' responses and progress and report to physical therapist.
• 6Change linens, such as bed sheets and pillow cases.
• 7Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, or heat, light, sound, water, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
• 8Transport patients to and from treatment areas, using wheelchairs or providing standing support.

Required Skills

• Active Listening
• Epic Systems
• Medical procedure coding software
• MEDITECH software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Patient record maintenance software
• Scheduling software

Physical Therapist Aides Salary