Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA
Listed compensation
$29-$31/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Join Team Trilogy
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.
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LOCATION: US-MI-Muskegon
Harbor Terrace Senior Living
60 Veridian Drive
Muskegon
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
We believe in setting our employees up for success. That’s why we believe in providing an orientation personalized to your work environment. Even when your orientation period ends, you can rest assured that the Synchrony team will always have your back.
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.
FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT STATE LAW REQUIRES A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant implements treatment plans designed by Physical Therapists, including therapeutic exercises and manual therapy. They also observe and document patient progress while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (234 salary observations; 869 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,056 salary observations; 57,503 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $60k–$64k | Physical Therapy median $62k (middle half $57k–$63k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Kentucky vs national | $85k median in Kentucky | $94k nationally (−9%)234 state / 15,056 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$69k in purchasing power | Kentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Kentucky | 356 active | 21,979 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
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