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Ivy Rehab
St. Charles, Missouri

Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA (ATR)

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24-$32/hr

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Posted 31m ago · Verified live

Job Description

State of Location

Missouri

Position Summary

At Ivy Health, our Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) have opportunities to pursue multiple professional tracks, including mentorship, residency education, specialty program development, non-treating roles, clinic leadership, and future clinic partnership opportunities.

Job Description

Advanced Training and Rehab (ATR) is now a proud provider of Ivy Health!

Compensation Range: $24.00 to $32.00 per hour

Join Ivy Health's dedicated team where you’re not just an employee, but a valued teammate! Together, we provide world-class care in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services. Our culture promotes authenticity, inclusion, growth, community, and a passion for exceptional care for every patient.

Why Choose Ivy Health?

Exceptional Workplace: A prestigious honor to be recognized by Gallup as an Exceptional Workplace, recognizing the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Intelligent Documentation: With the utilization of ScribeIQ (an AI documentation tool), clinicians can expect a significant reduction in their normal documentation time, allowing them to spend more quality time with patients and keeping their notes AT work.

Innovative Resources & Mentorship: Access to abundant resources, robust mentorship, and career advice for unparalleled success.

Exceeding Expectations: Deliver best-in-class care and witness exceptional patient outcomes.

Exceptional Partnerships: Collaborate with leaders like Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and educational partners for continuous learning.

A Culture of Connection and Support: Enjoy access to Teammate Resource Groups (TRGs) including Pride, Military, Career Development, and Wellness & Work-Life Balance, plus the Teammate Financial Assistance Fund, a well-structured onboarding experience, and a large nationwide community of like-minded professionals.

Advance Your Career: Take advantage of opportunities in mentoring, leadership roles, non-clinical career paths, and much more!

  • Benefits (effective the first of the month following your start date):
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) + discount program
  • Complimentary therapy services
  • Up to 20 PTO days, 6 holidays, 2 CEU days, and CEU reimbursement annually
  • Paid Maternity / Parental Leave (eligibility after 6 months)

What We Look For

  • License or pending license as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the treating state required
  • Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program required

The compensation range listed reflects the good faith estimate of pay this organization reasonably expects to offer for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. This range applies to the base salary or hourly rate only and does not include bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation that may be offered.

We do not inquire about salary history as part of our hiring process.

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We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the recruiting and employment process. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and organizational need. Any listed salary range or contractual rate does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide world-class physical therapy care to patients within a collaborative clinical environment. Utilize AI-assisted documentation tools to maintain efficient clinical records while focusing on patient outcomes.

Requirements

Must hold a valid license or be eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state of Missouri. Candidates are required to be graduates of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careClinical documentationRehabilitationTeam collaborationCommunicationTime management

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Missouri?
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Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$64k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Missouri437 active22,055 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri physical therapist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment445 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,887 in the last 30 days4,353 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ivy Rehab

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with Company Match
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Pet Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Complimentary Therapy Services
Up to 20 PTO Days
6 Holidays

Living in St. Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$327k
Typical market rent
$1,485/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.