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Mission Healthcare
Lompoc, California

Physical Therapist Assistant / PTA (Home Health) $5k Sign-on!

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $50/hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Mission Healthcare as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Home Health, $5K Sign-On in Lompoc, California, United States. Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $50/hr.
  • Signing bonus: $5,000.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (30+ hrs/week)
  • Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
  • Disability, life, and AD&D insurance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Mission Healthcare in Lompoc, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct physical therapy treatments to patients in their homes according to the physician's plan of care. Observe and report patient reactions to treatment and any changes in condition to the supervising Physical Therapist.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program with an Associate's degree. Requires a current state license, BLS/CPR certification, and a valid driver's license with a reliable vehicle.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Patient careGait trainingFunctional trainingMuscle re-educationTherapeutic exercisesProsthetic trainingOrthotic device instructionBLS certificationHome health careDocumentationPatient assessmentRehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 31 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 23% have no call, 39% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,620 salary observations; 3,188 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (20,873 salary observations; 48,323 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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About Mission Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) retirement savings plan
Mileage reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (30+ hrs/week)
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Disability, life, and AD&D insurance