STUDENT-Physical Therapy Spring 2025 Teaching Assistant Positions

PTBS 51300: EMPA 
Course Coordinator:  Kris Bosela 
Purpose of the job: 
Responsibilities include that each TA will oversee 2 weekly open labs that are 2-hours long (4 total hours/week) outside of regularly scheduled lab times (Unlocking lab, getting out equipment/putting equipment away)—you and the course coordinator will figure out times for open labs based on lab availability/your availability and student availability. 

Requirements/Qualifications:  
DPT II students in the Physical Therapy Program who are in good academic standing. Successful previous completion of this course. Good communication skills and the ability to interact with other students is essential. 

Course Needs: 
 2 Teaching Assistants needed. Flexible hours determined by course coordinator and TA's based on student availability.

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PTBS 51000 Peripheral Joint Mobilization
Course Coordinator:  John Winslow

Purpose of the Job:
Assist in joint mob labs, demonstrate techniques, answer student questions, participate in oral/practical exams, and independently supervise 1-2 open labs per week.

Requirements/Qualifications: 
DPT II student with a passion for manual therapy who received a B or better in the soft tissue and peripheral joint mobilization courses. Student should be highly motivated, professional, and possess exceptional verbal communication skills. 

Course Needs: 
1 lab assistant for each of the following sections: 
PTBS 52304-02 Mon 1:00-2:50    
PTBS 52304-03 Mon 3:00-4:50                     

Open lab times (1-2 hours per week, evening during the week or Sunday) to be determined

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PDPT 61100 Neurological Rehabilitation I
Course Coordinator: Sarah Fishel 

Purpose of the job: 
The TA will host open labs based on their availability.

Requirements/Qualifications: 
DPT III student who has a love for neuro who received a B or better in Neuro Rehab I. The TA should be able to share their knowledge with the students in the open lab while they practice.

Course Needs: 
1 lab assistant is needed 1 hour a week for open lab in Block II

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PDPT 61000 Cardiopulmonary Testing and Management 
Course Coordinator: Mike Groman 

Purpose of the job: 
To support the learning of DPT II students in Cardiopulmonary Testing and Management

Requirements/Qualifications: 
A DPT III student in good academic standing, who successfully completed PDPT 61000 (Cardiopulmonary Testing and Management). Essential functions of this position include: Quality communication skills, ability to interact with students in a lab setting, organize and run open lab, a strong command of the cardiovascular and pulmonary lab evaluations, and cardiopulmonary interventions content. Ability to take and interpret vital signs data. 

Course Needs: 
In addition, supervise open lab(s). Options would be 2 one-hour open labs/week or 1 two-hour open lab/week. 

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PDPT 60900 Motor Development 
Course Coordinator:  Kimber Kurr

Purpose of the job: 
To assist with recruiting and coordinating lab participants coming into lab.  We have 4 different lab sessions across the semester where we have lab participants coming in to work with the students.  These are grouped into different age groups from infancy to older adults. As a TA you will be assisting with recruiting individuals to come to lab including making and putting out flyers and electronic communications, checking and responding to emails in our designated group email, sending group and individual email reminders to participants, and assisting with finding and directing participants from the parking lot to the lab area on days where the participants are coming into lab.

Requirements/Qualifications: 
The TA can be in any cohort of students
The TA will need time available on Mondays in the spring semester to assist with participant lab days, 2-4 days across the semester.  2 of the days are on campus and 2 are off campus, we would need help for the on campus days. The on campus days are currently scheduled for 4/14 and 4/21 The times would be from 9:45-10:30am and 12:45-1:30.  If you cannot do both of these times that is ok as long as you can do at least 1.  Other time requirements are flexible and include checking and responding to emails but this will need to be done more frequently the week prior to the participant lab days.  The TA should be a student who is organized and able to stay on top of frequently checking the email and responding to the emails. The TA should have strong communication skills to be able to communicate with the lab participants and their caregivers as well as with the course coordinator.

Time requirements are listed above on the day of the labs.  This would be in addition to 2-3 hours per week the week before the lab day.

Pay rate for each: $15.00/hour.

Salary : $15