Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) FT, PT and PRN available!
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Job Description
$10,000.00 Sign On Bonus or Student Loan Repayment! Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation is currently seeking a full time, part time or prn Physical Therapist Assistant to join its in-house therapy team. We seek a therapist who is innovative, positive, and team oriented.
Part of Gemini Healthcare, Shady Acres is a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility located in Newton, Texas. We have an in-house team of therapists to work with, an amazing rehab director and opportunity to see a wide range of conditions.
We offer opportunity for you to create and implement speech therapy programs that will best fit the needs of your patients.
We are supported by Vital Therapy, a growing provider of therapy support and leadership to 85 locations throughout Texas and Oklahoma. We believe in giving our patients and residents moments of joy and reason to live each day, developing and supporting our leaders, and sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.
We offer comprehensive benefits, PTO, opportunity for career growth and fun, high energy work environment.
Requirements
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Texas License
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will join an in-house therapy team to provide care for patients in a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility. Responsibilities include creating and implementing therapy programs tailored to individual patient needs.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (779 salary observations; 5,023 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,883 salary observations; 56,734 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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