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Tri-State Orthopaedics
McCandless, Pennsylvania

PTA - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

Physical Therapist AssistantPart-Time

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Job Description

Looking to Utilize Your Skills to Make

A DIFFERENCE IN THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS?

Look No Further!

Tri-State Physical Therapy (TSPT), a division of Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, is seeking a part-time Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant to join our well-established and growing physical therapy Practice in our North Hills Office located in McCandless.

Aquatic and Fall Prevention experience a plus!

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • Adhering to a part-time weekly work schedule of 16 hours in our North Hills office.
  • The primary responsibility will be to assist the Physical Therapists (PT) in carrying out an Aquatic and Fall Prevention Program.
  • Implementing treatment goals, plans, and programs as established by the PT.

Assisting the PT in carrying out the following therapeutic interventions designed to meet the patients' long-term goals: Posture training, strengthening exercise, endurance/cardiac training, balance exercises, coordination exercises, joint mobility and muscle lengthening, pain relief, functional skills training and community re-entry training.

  • Instructing patients in the use of prescribed equipment if necessary.
  • Preparing daily clinical notes and routine progress reports.
  • Instructing patients and family members regarding in-home exercise programs and activities of daily living.
  • Maintaining confidentiality of all medical record, facility and rehab-related information.
  • Maintaining accurate billing information in accordance with facility procedures daily.
  • Complying with the documentation requirements of the rehab department and facility.
  • Assisting with staff/family member training and education when appropriate by formal and informal in-services, as well as consultations.
  • Reviewing and adhering to the policies and procedures outlined by the facility and Tri-State Physical Therapy.

Qualifications

Physical Therapist Assistant education, obtained in a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)-accredited two-year Associate Degree program.

  • Current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Licensure/Certification.
  • Competency in therapy treatment principles, techniques, materials and equipment utilization.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Proficient in navigating through electronic medical records.

If you would like to be a Member of our AMAZING Team, please reply here or you may apply on our website, tristateortho.com through the Careers tab located in the top right corner of the home page. Another option is to forward your resume and salary requirement to Eric Heimberger, Physical Therapy Operations Coordinator, via fax at 412-369-0150 or email your information to Sue Reighard, Human Resources Specialist, at sreighard@tristateortho.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will assist in implementing aquatic and fall prevention programs as established by the Physical Therapist. Responsibilities include performing therapeutic interventions, documenting clinical notes, and educating patients on home exercise programs.

Key Skills

Aquatic therapyEndurance trainingClinical documentationPatient education

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (353 salary observations; 2,427 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,272 salary observations; 64,653 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $62k (middle half $61k–$73k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$93k median in Pennsylvania$94k nationally (−1%)353 state / 12,272 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania940 active22,021 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania physical therapist listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment998 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,480 in the last 30 days4,645 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top PTA Jobs

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Work-Life Balance Distribution

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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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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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