Physical Therapist Assistant - Per Diem - Days

Physical Therapist AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$22-$28/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Staff Physical Therapist, the Physical Therapy Assistant is responsible for administering physical therapy modalities of treatment.

Core Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for providing treatment as directed by the staff Physical Therapist
  • Observe and evaluate treatment effect, discusses observations with staff
  • Assess patient pain interfering with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation
  • Perform components of an appropriate assessment on all patients
  • Assists with formulation of a teaching plan
  • Coordinates and assists with patient care to ensure patient’s needs are met
  • Maintains records pertinent to personnel and operation of the department and accurately reflects condition/status of the patient
  • Keeps patient schedule board or book current
  • Perform other duties as required.

Education/Experience Requirements

REQUIRED:

Graduate of an accredited college of physical therapist assistant program

Possess a certification from the State of New York

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Disclaimer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

  • Job Details
  • Department PHYSICAL THERAPY - IRU
  • Shift Days
  • Shift Hours Worked 8.00

FTE 0.2

Work Schedule: Employee Status A7 - Occasional

  • Union 2005 - CWA
  • Pay Range $22 - $28 per hour

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapy Assistant administers physical therapy modalities and provides treatment under the direct supervision of a staff Physical Therapist. They are responsible for assessing patient pain, monitoring treatment effects, and maintaining accurate patient records.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physical therapist assistant program. They are also required to possess a valid certification from the State of New York.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPatient care coordinationTreatment planningDocumentationPain assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (579 salary observations; 2,050 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$46k–$58kPhysical Therapy median $71k (middle half $63k–$74k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$98k median in New York$94k nationally (+5%)579 state / 12,288 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$48k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New York803 active22,054 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York physical therapist listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 23% offer loan repayment863 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,143 in the last 30 days4,292 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% 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.

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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.

Living in Utica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,392/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Utica-Rome, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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