Tonya Lear - Altoona, PA - NPI 1972953776

Tonya Lear

Physical Therapy Assistant in Altoona, Pennsylvania

NPI 1972953776

Tonya Lear is a Physical Therapy Assistant based in Altoona, PA. Tonya Lear practices in Altoona, PA. The NPI Number for Tonya Lear is 1972953776 and holds a License No. TEI000606 (Pennsylvania).

The current practice location address for Tonya Lear is 1136 Creekside Dr, Altoona, PA and can be reached out via phone at 814-330-6252. You can also correspond with Tonya Lear through the mailing address at 1136 CREEKSIDE DR, ALTOONA, PA - 16601-9527 (mailing address contact number: ).

Location: 1136 Creekside Dr, Altoona, PA, 16601-9527

NPI Number

1972953776

Provider Name

Tonya Lear

Credential

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

1136 Creekside Dr, Altoona, PA, 16601-9527

Phone Number

814-330-6252

Fax Number

Provider Enumeration Date

06/13/2016

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

1136 Creekside Dr

City

Altoona

State

Pennsylvania

Zip

16601-9527

Phone Number

814-330-6252

Fax Number

Address

1136 Creekside Dr

City

Altoona

State

Pennsylvania

Zip

16601-9527

Phone Number

814-330-6252

Fax Number

Type

Other Service Providers

Classification

Community Health Worker

Speciality

Taxonomy

172V00000X

License No.

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Definition

Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.

Type

Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

Classification

Physical Therapy Assistant

Speciality

Taxonomy

225200000X

License No.

TEI000606 (Pennsylvania)

Definition

(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.

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