PRN HOME HEALTH PT Assistant
Company: Your Tailor Made Senior Service
Location: Mckinney
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description The Physical Therapist Assistant
will help Physical Therapists 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. Duties/Responsibilities: 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. Required Skills/Abilities: Excellent customer service and
patient care skills. Basic understanding of physical therapy and
medical terminology. Education and Experience: Associates degree or
certification from a physical therapy program that included course
study in anatomy and physiology, and clinical experience. Physical
Requirements: Prolonged periods of standing and walking. Requires
lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
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