Physical Therapy AideAt — CPRx Inc

Works under direct supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist by assisting in delivering patient care.  This position involves exercise instruction including verbal and tactile cues, patient education in correct exercise/movement performance, application of modalities (HP, CP, IFC/TENS, etc), printing and/or emailing patient home exercise programs, helping to maintain a safe and clean environment and any other appropriate tasks as determined by a licensed Physical Therapist.

Tasks
The majority of the required tasks include exercise instruction including verbal and tactile cues, patient education in correct exercise/movement performance, application of modalities (HP, CP, IFC/TENS, etc), printing and/or emailing patient home exercise programs, helping to maintain a safe and clean environment and any other appropriate tasks as determined by a licensed Physical Therapist.

Training
To help the student obtain their learning objects, they will have 1:1 training with a current staff member in the same role and will transition from observer to independent. Constant feedback and constructive criticism will be provided. Will be under direct supervision of clinic director and assigned licensed Physical Therapist.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the internship the student will:
*Be more familiar with exercise performance and instruction
*Be more comfortable in providing verbal and tactile cues to achieve desired response to exercise instruction/movement patterns
*Be more comfortable working in a team environment with health care professionals
*Be more familiar working with home exercise software such as Wibbi and how to send an exercise program to a patient