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Fort Worth, Texas

PRN Physical Therapist Assistant

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Trinity Terrace - Fort Worth, TX, Position Type: PRN, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Join Our Team at Trinity Terrace! Are you a passionate Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) seeking a rewarding career opportunity? Look no further! Trinity Terrace in Fort Worth, TX, invites you to join our dynamic therapy team for a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant.

About Us

Located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, Trinity Terrace is a vibrant Life Plan Community perched on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River and the scenic green spaces of Trinity Park.

The campus offers beautiful skyline and river views and is just minutes from popular destinations like Sundance Square, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, placing world-class dining, arts, and entertainment close at hand.

Trinity Terrace features a full continuum of care along with modern amenities including wellness facilities, dining venues, and beautifully designed living spaces.

For therapy professionals, it offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, resident-centered environment while enjoying the energy and cultural richness of downtown Fort Worth.

Why Choose Functional Pathways: At Functional Pathways, we offer a supportive family environment, ethical care, innovation, and a strong focus on values and customer service. Join us in making a positive impact on our residents' lives!

Functional Pathways has provided world-class clinical services for 30 years, offering therapists the opportunity to work with evidence-based programs across the full continuum of care.

Our holistic, patient-centered approach addresses neurological, cardiopulmonary, cognitive, and musculoskeletal needs, incorporating innovative treatments such as aquatic therapy and non-invasive interventions.

Therapists receive training and certification in specialty programs through our CORE4+ and Wellness offerings, with company-paid CEUs through MedBridge available to full-time and part-time team members to support ongoing professional growth.

At Functional Pathways, team members help improve patient outcomes while working in a collaborative, wellness-focused environment.

Qualifications

Job Summary: The Physical Therapist Assistant shall implement the plan of care as established by the RPT and the physician in a professional, competent manner, upholding excellence with quality of care.

Qualifications

Associate degree in Physical Therapy Assistant program from an accredited institution. Certification and licensure requirements as established by state and national board associations. Active state license required.

Excellent organizational and time management skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Possess current working knowledge of Functional Pathways policies and procedures, clinical programs with application skills to therapy disciplines. Completion of all required screenings, certifications, and licensure.

Screening requirements may vary by location. **Please be aware this is a job summary, not an all-inclusive listing of the tasks and duties for this position.

Employment decisions and actions will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, gender, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will implement the plan of care established by the RPT and physician in a professional and competent manner. They will provide resident-centered therapy services while maintaining high standards of quality care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate degree in a Physical Therapy Assistant program from an accredited institution. An active state license and the ability to complete all required screenings and certifications are also mandatory.

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical DocumentationOrganizational SkillsNeurological RehabilitationCardiopulmonary TherapyCognitive TherapyMusculoskeletal Therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (767 salary observations; 4,919 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,723 salary observations; 56,085 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs

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<$80k
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$80k-90k
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$96k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution10 jobs · 8 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (Inpatient) - Acute Rehab Therapies (Full-Time, Days)

Enloe Health · Chico, California

$34.02-$45.93/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Center Well · Peachtree City, Georgia

$64k-$88k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)

$38-$42/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – Pediatric Home Health

$35-$40/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Functional Pathways

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company-paid CEUs through MedBridge (for full-time and part-time team members)
Training and certification in specialty programs through CORE4+ and Wellness offerings