Physical Therapist Aide Resume Template
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Lauren Price
Senior Physical Therapy Aide · Outpatient Orthopedic Clinic
Denver, CO
(303) 555-4765
lauren.price@email.com
linkedin.com/in/laurenprice
Certifications
CPR/AED and First Aid
American Red Cross
Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider
American Heart Association
Core Skills
Gym and table turnover
Hot and cold pack prep
Gait belt guarding
Exercise equipment setup
Infection control
Patient check-in
Linen and supply stock
Equipment & Systems
EpicWebPTNuStep recumbent stepperChattanooga hydrocollator
Education
High School Diploma
2015
Thomas Jefferson High School
Kinesiology Coursework
2017
Community College of Denver
Profile
Physical therapy aide with 8 years in outpatient and hospital rehab, supporting 5 PTs and 2 PTAs across 70–80 visits a day. Keeps the gym turned over on schedule and helped lift patient satisfaction to 96% top-box scores.
Rehab Experience
Senior Physical Therapy Aide
2021 – Present
Front Range Physical Therapy, Denver, CO
- Turn over tables, clean equipment and change linens for 70–80 patient visits a day.
- Set patients up on the NuStep, Total Gym and cable column with the PT's exercise card.
- Guard patients during balance and step drills and report any pain or fatigue to the PT.
- Built a daily cleaning checklist that took the clinic to zero infection-control write-ups.
- Train new aides on hot pack and ice machine use, linen flow and front-desk handoffs.
Physical Therapy Aide
2018 – 2021
Rocky Mountain Regional Hospital, Aurora, CO
- Transported inpatients by wheelchair and stretcher to the rehab gym for 30+ sessions a day.
- Secured patients on tilt tables and parallel bars with gait belts under therapist direction.
- Scheduled outpatient visits and checked in patients in Epic for a 6-therapist department.
- Tracked hydrocollator temperatures and restocked theraband, cold packs and towels.
Rehab Technician
2016 – 2018
Aspen Grove Senior Living, Littleton, CO
- Assisted residents to and from therapy and set up exercise stations for group classes.
- Cleaned mats, walkers and wheelchairs and reported damaged equipment to maintenance.
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Skills to list
- Equipment Setup
- Patient Transport
- Clinic Sanitation
- Scheduling
- Basic Modalities Prep
- Insurance Verification
- EMR Data Entry
- Inventory Restocking
Software and tools
- MEDITECH software
- Epic Systems
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Medical procedure coding software
- Scheduling software
- Patient record maintenance software
Duties to describe on a physical therapist aide resume
- Cleaned and organized work area and disinfected equipment after treatment.
- Secured patients into or onto therapy equipment.
- Instructed, motivated, safeguarded, or assisted patients practicing exercises or functional activities, under direction of medical staff.
- Conferred with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, or coordinating treatment.
- Observed patients during treatment to compile and evaluate data on patients' responses and progress and report to physical therapist.
- Changed linens, such as bed sheets and pillow cases.
Titles along the way
- Physical Therapy Aide
- Senior Physical Therapy Aide
- Physical Therapist Assistant
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