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AI for Physical Therapy Aides

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.

Physical Therapist Aides · O*NET 31-2022.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

8 of 9tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

17 matched to the tools physical therapist aides use. Showing 17.

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Schedule It

    MCP server

    Schedule it - A software tool which helps you schedule your resources, teams, equipment, rooms, and projects all in one place.

    Schedule It

  • Excel

    Skill
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Medical Codes

    MCP server
  • Medidata

    Connector

    Medidata provides clinical trial software solutions

    Medidata

  • Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Scheduling Suite is a powerful solution for small businesses to schedule and organize their day-to-day jobs and projects.

    Scheduling Suite

The tools this job actually uses

9 documented for this occupation. Showing 9, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Epic Systemshot
  • MEDITECH softwarehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Patient record maintenance software
  • Scheduling software

What this job involves

19 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 19.

  1. Clean and organize work area and disinfect equipment after treatment.
  2. Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
  3. Instruct, motivate, safeguard, or assist patients practicing exercises or functional activities, under direction of medical staff.
  4. Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
  5. Observe patients during treatment to compile and evaluate data on patients' responses and progress and report to physical therapist.
  6. Change linens, such as bed sheets and pillow cases.
  7. Administer active or passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, or heat, light, sound, water, or electrical modality treatments, such as ultrasound.
  8. Record treatment given and equipment used.
  9. Transport patients to and from treatment areas, using wheelchairs or providing standing support.
  10. Measure patient's range-of-joint motion, body parts, or vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
  11. Perform clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, or filling out forms.
  12. Schedule patient appointments with physical therapists and coordinate therapists' schedules.
  13. Train patients to use orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices.
  14. Arrange treatment supplies to keep them in order.
  15. Administer traction to relieve neck or back pain, using intermittent or static traction equipment.
  16. Assist patients to dress, undress, or put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, or slings.
  17. Maintain equipment or furniture to keep it in good working condition, including performing the assembly or disassembly of equipment or accessories.
  18. Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, or supportive devices, adjusting fit as needed.
  19. Participate in patient care tasks, such as assisting with passing food trays, feeding residents, or bathing residents on bed rest.