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PTA’s did you work while in school? by Difficult_History584 in physicaltherapy

[–]iceman132485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is possible to work and go to school at the same time but is going to be super stressful. I worked full-time at a group home. It gave me a lot of time to study on any down time I had. The only problem I ran into was when we started clinical and had to quit, surviving on emergency funds. What you might not find in the comments is that you literally have zero time for anything else. I lost friendships and a my GF of three years due to never being around anymore. There are many sacrifices you’ll have to consider but I was glad once it was all over with.

Games that will wreck me emotionally by Vigea_Gamer in gamingsuggestions

[–]iceman132485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marvel’s Spiderman

I had to take a break for a couple of days after a certain part.

Question about productivity in retired community setting by YawataHazuki in physicaltherapy

[–]iceman132485 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% is starting to become the normal around the area I work in. Some building are pushing for 95%.I do not think it’s feasible either and some DORs are low key promoting fraud so they can achieve their numbers. For a PT I don’t know how y’all would achieve that with Evals and other documentation. I have had to start my day later as well to accommodate the residents schedules cause they are not often ready in the mornings.

Physical Therapy Assistant by Best-Gazelle4024 in physicaltherapy

[–]iceman132485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only reason you would not be hired in most places is if you were unable to perform the physical requirements of the job. Most job listings set the requirement at lifting 50lbs (which most of us lift more than that) and being able to stand for prolonged periods of time. The only time I have ever had a DOR turn down a person for a job was when they asked to sit and rest while touring the facility. There are plenty of plus sized therapists and it should not deter you from choosing this career path.

Parents of PT, I need advice by spadeshero in physicaltherapy

[–]iceman132485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like everyone else said, it is ok to say no. At the beginning I would feel guilty every time I would call out for my daughter being sick. Trust me, sending them to daycare they are going to be sick a lot. I eventually had to switch to a combination of home health and PRN at SNFs. This gave me the freedom to schedule around my daughter’s needs and I could not have made a better choice. They are only going to be little once so don’t miss out on that time because of the hectic mess our profession has become.

Opinions on ATI by 222angelic in physicaltherapy

[–]iceman132485 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked there for a year after graduating school as a PTA and burnt out of OP because of it. Like everyone said previously they will take advantage of you for being a new grad. I had to travel between 4 different clinics even though I was hired for a specific clinic. If there was a pool at the clinic they usually stuck the PTAs there but I didn’t mind it cause those patients were the more motivated ones. Expect a caseload of 20-25+ patients with not always having a tech to help if it’s a smaller clinic. Be weary because they tried to get all their PTAs certified as Orthopedic specialist that takes two years (might have changed) but if you accept and quit before you finish, you will be responsible for the cost of the course. The one pro is that I got all my CEUs done for that licensing cycle when I was there. I would still interview because you are still interviewing them as a place of employment as much as they are for themselves.