Directory of top Physical Therapy Assistants in Pahrump, Nevada, USA
Taxonomy Code 225200000X
The directory of Physical Therapy Assistants in Pahrump, Nevada was last updated 6/30/2024
Leonna Marie Kidd3233 DEBORAH COURT, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-699-0349 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 4/3/2007 |
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Christine A Zornes13236 TIPPECANOE AVE NW, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-328-5528 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 7/12/2013 |
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Melissa Sue Zartman1920 GRAYBILL RD, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-571-0261 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/2/2011 |
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Jessie Stillwell1208 DESERT ST NE, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-618-1866 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/16/2016 |
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Cathy Anne Marshall3474 WRIGHT RD NW, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-497-4873 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/10/2014 |
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Ashlee Decker3782 EDISON ST NW, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-447-0255 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 8/31/2013 |
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Ann Christine Walker2500 KILLIAN RD, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-780-8180 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 12/1/2006 |
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Helen Jean Macmichael1388 CHERRY LN, UNIONTOWN, OH Telephone Number: (330)-896-4603 Licensed Practical Nurse |
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Date NPI Record created: 6/24/2006 |
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Physical Therapy Assistants
Taxonomy Code 225200000X
Classification: Physical Therapy Assistant
Description
(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient�s responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life.
Notes
Source: (1) American Physical Therapy Association, P.O. Box 37257, Washington, D.C. 20013. (2) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, IL: 1994, p. 612
