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Physical Therapists

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Tasks
24 tasks23 core, 1 supplemental
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Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
Code
29-1123.00SOC 2018: 29-1123

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23 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.Core taskTask 363Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  2. Task 2. Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.Core taskTask 364Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  3. Task 3. Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.Core taskTask 370Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  4. Task 4. Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.Core taskTask 367Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  5. Task 5. Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.Core taskTask 365Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  6. Task 6. Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.Core taskTask 368Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  7. Task 7. Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.Core taskTask 366Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  8. Task 8. Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.Core taskTask 371Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  9. Task 9. Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.Core taskTask 373Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  10. Task 10. Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.Core taskTask 377Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  11. Task 11. Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.Core taskTask 369Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  12. Task 12. Identify and document goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.Core taskTask 374Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  13. Task 13. Provide information to the patient about the proposed intervention, its material risks and expected benefits, and any reasonable alternatives.Core taskTask 375Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  14. Task 14. Provide educational information about physical therapy or physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics, or ways to promote health.Core taskTask 381Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  15. Task 15. Inform patients and refer to appropriate practitioners when diagnosis reveals findings outside physical therapy.Core taskTask 20407Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  16. Task 16. Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.Core taskTask 372Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  17. Task 17. Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet or infrared lamps, or ultrasound machines.Core taskTask 378Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  18. Task 18. Refer clients to community resources or services.Core taskTask 382Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  19. Task 19. Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices.Core taskTask 385Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  20. Task 20. Evaluate, fit, or adjust prosthetic or orthotic devices or recommend modification to orthotist.Core taskTask 380Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  21. Task 21. Teach physical therapy students or those in other health professions.Core taskTask 379Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  22. Task 22. Conduct or support research and apply research findings to practice.Core taskTask 383Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020
  23. Task 23. Participate in community or community agency activities or help to formulate public policy.Core taskTask 384Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
  24. Task 24. Direct group rehabilitation activities.Supplemental taskTask 386Rated by 76 people who do the job, August 2020

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-1123
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