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Physical Therapist Assistant - Licensed

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Summary

Company is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant is responsible for providing Physical Therapy treatment under the direction of a licensed Physical Therapist.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Demonstrates ability to appropriately treat patients according to professional standards of practice.

Interpersonal communication skills include the ability to coordinate patient care with other team members, and counsel patients and their families.

Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

  • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Maintain a cheerful, active area in which to treat.

Demonstrates caring, honesty and open communication with all and encourages a smart and professional appearance in self and others.

Participates in Quality Assessment, program development, student supervision, assigned committees, safety and infection control as required.

Demonstrates an awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.

  • Practices efficient use and selection of supplies and equipment.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

The Physical Therapist Assistant must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit’s/area’s/department’s policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Associate degree or graduate from an accredited two-year college program in Physical Therapist Assistant.
  • None.
  • Current license in the State of Florida as Physical Therapist Assistant.
  • Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Key Skills

Patient care coordinationPatient counselingRegulatory compliancePatient rights advocacyBLS certificationGrowth and development assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (197 salary observations; 909 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,705 salary observations; 16,929 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Pta Jobs

16 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution10 jobs

5
<$75k
2
$79k
3
$80k-85k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs

CME allowance
100%
401k / retirement match
80%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Relocation assistance
10%
Visa sponsorship
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

Intercoastal Medical Group · Sarasota, Florida

$28-$40/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Genesis Administrative Services · Seattle, Washington

$40.00 /Hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant/ PTA

$35-$39/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$32-$38/hr
+ 14 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Orlando

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,896/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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