Physical Therapy InternAt — California Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy - FV Brookhurst

Physical therapy intern to observe and learn about the allied health field of physical therapy. The intern will take part in learning about the job duties of a physical therapist, physical therapy assistant, and assist with physical therapy aide duties.

 This will also include, but not limited to, housekeeping duties with the aides, shadowing physical therapists during initial evaluations, and observing PTAs with follow-up visits.

Tasks:

Intern will arrive on time and stay for planned and allotted academically required hours. They will also be able to review the aide manual, and basic anatomic movement patterns.

Training:

The intern will be shadowing physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and physical therapy aides in order to gain work related experiences. Aide training will consistent of review of our aide manual consisting of basic PT exercises commonly used in the clinic and movement patterns and job shadowing.

Learning Outcome:

By the end of the academic internship, the student will have observed 3-5 initial evaluations.
By the end of the academic internship, the student will have observed 10-15 patient treatments from a PT/PTA.
By the end of the academic internship, the student will have observed a total of at least 50 hours of patient care in the clinic.