Can LPNs work for Physical Therapists?

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I wanted to know if I can work for physical therapists? Is there anything I would need to do like a certificate or anything to be able to do this?

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Work for them as what? An assistant? Where I work the PTAs aren't nurses but rather people that have taken a PTA course.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

You can get hired as an entry-level rehab tech in order to work for a physical therapist. However, the pay is low and you would not be working within the nursing scope of practice.

As the previous poster mentioned, you can complete a physical therapy assistant training course and sit for the certification exam to become a certified physical therapy assistant (CPTA). This training program takes two years.

You could also secure employment at a rehab hospital as a staff nurse where you and the therapy team (PT, OT and ST) will be working in collaboration to restore patients' level of function.

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