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Trilogy Health Services
East Lansing, Michigan

Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$32/hr

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Job Description

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Weekly pay, health, dental, and vision benefits after your first month, student loan repayment, a competitive 401(k) match, and more! If you’re looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Synchrony.

Position Overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), under the direction of a Physical Therapist, is responsible for providing therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards.

  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Must have and maintain a current, valid state PTA licensure or certification
  • Current valid CPR certification, preferred

Qualifications

  • Education: Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited program
  • Experience: 0-1 years
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Implement treatment plans designed by Physical Therapists, including therapeutic exercises, manual therapy techniques, and modalities (e. g., heat, cold, electrical stimulation).
  • Observe patient responses to therapy, document their progress, and report findings and any concerns to the supervising Physical Therapist.
  • Observe and maintain up-to-date documentation related to patients’ responses to therapy, document their progress, and report findings to the supervising Physical Therapist.
  • Provide instructions to patients and their families on exercise techniques, safety precautions, and strategies to support continued progress at home.
  • Support Physical Therapists in evaluating patient needs and progress, providing additional observations and insights.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient care.
  • - Other duties as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.

#rehab

LOCATION: US-MI-East Lansing

The Willows at East Lansing

3500 Coolidge Road

East Lansing

MI

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and weekly pay
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Mental Health Support Program
  • Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health, vision, dental & life insurance start on the first day of the month following your start date
  • First time homebuyers’ program
  • HSA/FSA
  • And so much more!

TEXT a Recruiter

Joyce (517) 684-3435

Life at Trilogy

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About Trilogy Health Services

As one of Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work, Synchrony is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you reach your full potential and to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

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Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant implements treatment plans designed by Physical Therapists, including therapeutic exercises and manual therapy techniques. They are also responsible for observing patient responses, documenting progress, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient documentationPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient education

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (237 salary observations; 1,583 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,313 salary observations; 61,588 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 Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$62k–$67kPhysical Therapy median $62k (middle half $59k–$64k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Michigan vs national$90k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−4%)237 state / 12,313 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$67k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan641 active21,801 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment660 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
1
$32k
1
$59k
5
$60k-75k
2
$75k-90k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

10 jobs · 8 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
5
5-6
5
7-8
0
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant ( Full Time )

Interface Rehab · Los Angeles, California

$38-$40/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA (License Required)

Ivy Rehab · Harrisonburg, Virginia

$30-$39/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$33.75/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$26-$32/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

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 Trilogy Health Services

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekly pay
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) company match
Student loan repayment
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support program
First-time homebuyers' program
HSA/FSA

Living in East Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k
Typical market rent
$1,847/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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