STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
Class Code: 6914-14
Date Established: 01-13-77
Occupational Code: 7-4-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist in providing physical therapy
services under the direction of a professional Physical Therapist.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Performs or assists
in performing specific physical therapy treatments such as massage, ultrasound
and a variety of exercise programs as part of a prescribed treatment
program.
·
Assists in the
physical therapy evaluation of patients, residents or clients and explains
information in regard to patient programs in team meetings.
·
Observes, records and
reports conditions, reactions, and responses; records data on residents' or
clients' charts in order to report and monitor progress.
·
Explains the use of
physical therapy equipment to patients, residents or clients and provides
instruction on equipment operation.
·
Provides in-service
training for Physical Therapy Aides who are performing related physical therapy
work.
·
Assists in
maintaining physical therapy equipment and orders supplies under the direction
of the Physical Therapy Supervisor.
·
Transports patients
to and from physical therapy programs.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business
practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including
working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of
practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other employees
doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including assigning
job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree from a recognized
college or technical institute in a physical therapy assistant program.
Experience: No experience required.
License/Certification: Eligibility for registration and
licensure as a Physical Therapy Assistant issued by the N.H. Board of
Registration and Medicine.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of medical terminology and
how it applies to physical therapy.
Knowledge of spacial and form perception in order to visualize
anatomical structure or disabled part of the body and the relation of
therapeutic device in remedial actions.
Ability to maintain empathic attitude toward and the ability to work
with psychiatric patients. Ability
to exercise mature and sound judgment in unusual situations. Ability to work as part of a treatment
team. Ability to effectively carry
out oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with other employees, as well as patients and
residents assigned to the institution in which position is located. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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