Physical Therapist Assistant- Outpatient

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply. This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings. #ALDIND Monday - Friday Job Summary: Provides clinical patient care by administering appropriate treatment.

Completes patient records in a timely manner. Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members. Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited program.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Valid State of Oklahoma Licensure in Physical Therapist Assistant Work Experience: 0 - 6 months related experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to use computers, basic computer knowledge, as needed for data input and reporting.

Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. Effective time management skills. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Provides clinical patient care by administering appropriate treatment. Progresses patient treatment as appropriate. Assists RPT in modifying and re-setting functional goals.

Carries patient load that reflects productivity standards. Provides documentation by: 1) maintaining appropriate treatment records; 2) completing accurate daily patient charge sheets. Completes patient records in a timely (same day) manner.

Accurately reflects time spent and procedures performed as well as equipment issued in patient charges. Maintains technical (education) expertise through: 1) attendance and participation in continuing education activities; and 2) departmental in-services. Attends 95% of scheduled in-services and departmental meetings.

Attends one off-campus continuing-education activity per year. Provides instruction (teaching) to patients and/or family members. Follows care path guidelines for patient/family education and documentation of home programs. Teaches patient/family member proper use of equipment issued. Follows set guidelines for daily operations.

Schedules and prioritizes daily work assignments. Delegates, as appropriate, to support personnel basic patient treatments to follow through with. Assists with PT volunteers and RPTA students as requested by (in-charge) therapist. Consistent and correct time-care utilization.

Decision Making: Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established. Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Outpatient Rehabilitation - Vinita Campus Location: Vinita, Oklahoma 74301 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.

This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position.

This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians.

The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation.

Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.

Key Responsibilities

Provides clinical patient care by administering appropriate treatments and progressing patient goals under the supervision of a therapist. Maintains accurate patient records, charge sheets, and provides education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Requires an Associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited program and a valid Oklahoma state license. Candidates should have 0-6 months of related experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient documentationPatient educationInterpersonal skillsOral communicationComputer literacyPhysical therapy assistanceEquipment instruction

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant- Outpatient at Saint Francis Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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  • No weekends

Living in Vinita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$220k
Median resident rent
$828/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Saint Francis Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Limited benefit offerings