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Sugar Maple Health
Chesterton, Indiana

Physical Therapist Assistant - OP Private Practice Clinic - Chesterton, IN

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$28-$35/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

This is a Physical Therapist Assistant job at an Outpatient Private Practice Clinic in Chesterton, IN. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment firm.

Here Are the Logistics of the Position

1. Salary range $28-$35.

2. Outpatient Clinic - General Orthopedics.

3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.

4. Full-time or part-time.

5. Position includes a comprehensive benefits package.

6. No travel in the community. All caseload within one clinic location.

7. This is a staff-level position focused on direct patient care.

Thanks for your interest. Please submit your resume to learn more.

We're happy to answer your questions.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide direct patient care within an outpatient orthopedic clinic setting. The role involves working Monday through Friday with no weekend or holiday requirements.

Requirements

The position requires a qualified Physical Therapist Assistant to work in a private practice clinic. Candidates must be available for a full-time or part-time schedule based in Chesterton, Indiana.

Key Skills

Physical therapyClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - OP Private Practice Clinic - Chesterton, IN at Sugar Maple Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top PTA Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs · 7 employers

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<$70k
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$70k-75k
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$75k-90k
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$96k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution9 jobs · 7 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

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#3

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Physical Therapist Assistant

$30-$36/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

  • No weekends

Living in Chesterton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,621/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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