Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$35/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Location: 1025 E Broadway Road. Tempe, AZ 85282
  • Incentives: $5,000 Sign-on Bonus and $200/month Student Loan Repayment
  • Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday

Compensation: Hourly, starting at $30.00 and up, commensurate with experience PLUS Sign-on Bonus and Student Loan Repayment

Join our Banner Physical Therapy outpatient orthopedic center/Sports Center of Excellence and be part of a respected clinical team delivering exceptional care to patients of all ages and abilities. We focus on personalized treatments that restore function and help patients get back to the activities they love—whether it's sports, work, or everyday life.

If you're a licensed PTA passionate about making a difference, we’d love to meet you! New Graduates welcome to apply! Opportunity to work with 8 Physical Therapists and 4 Physical Therapist Assistants.

Why Join Us

  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program
  • Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Responsible for patient care under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist as mandated by State Practice Act.

Implement, with minimal supervision, high quality physical therapy services for patients, caregivers and facilities in accordance with the principals and practices of physical therapy and with Select Medical policies and procedures

Maintain positive level of interaction with centers and patients, and enhance and expand client relations with centers and their staff.

Qualifications

  • College graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant program
  • Passed a national examination for PTAs certified by the CAPTE
  • Valid state physical therapist assistant (PTA) license (or license in process)
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic physical therapyClinical documentationPatient assessmentRehabilitationTherapeutic exerciseClinical communicationTreatment planning

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Arizona, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (231 salary observations; 1,171 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,282 salary observations; 53,962 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Banner Physical Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% 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 Tempe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$454k
Typical market rent
$1,649/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Banner Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus
$200/month Student Loan Repayment
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and disability protection
Unmatched CEU program
Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program with bonus incentives