Physical Therapist Assistant Job Description Template

Job title

Physical Therapist Assistant

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable physical therapist assistant to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will carry out treatment plans written by the physical therapist, lead therapeutic exercise and stretching sessions and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Carry out treatment plans written by the physical therapist
• Lead therapeutic exercise and stretching sessions
• Train patients in walking, transfers and assistive devices
• Apply modalities such as heat, ice and electrical stimulation
• Teach home exercise programs
• Measure and document patient progress
• Communicate changes to the supervising physical therapist
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• Associate's degree
• Current license or certification as required by [state]
• Working knowledge of therapeutic exercise and gait and transfer training
• Encouragement and motivation and patience
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• State PTA license or certification
• National Physical Therapy Examination for PTAs
• CPR/BLS
• Experience with gait belts and parallel bars

Skills

• Modalities application
• Patient guarding and safety
• SOAP note documentation
• Basic data collection (ROM, strength, balance)
• Clear instruction
• Teamwork with the PT

Work environment and schedule

PTAs work in outpatient clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing and rehab facilities, schools and patients’ homes. The job is physical: you stand, kneel, lift and guard patients for much of the day. Most PTAs work full-time weekdays. Outpatient clinics often have early morning and evening hours, and hospitals and nursing facilities may include weekends.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.