PTA Physical Therapist Assistant

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AmedisysGreat Workplace
1 month ago
United StatesUp to $1,000Full TimePhysical Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Amedisys, Inc. as a PTA Physical Therapist Assistant in United States. Overview Shift: Fulltime Sees Patients in Knox County Join Our Team as a Home Health PTA – Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day! Are you a compassionate and skilled Physical Therapist Assistant looking to bring your expertise directly into patients’ homes?

Key Responsibilities

  • review activities. Maintains confidentiality of information relating to the physical therapist
  • client relationship. Makes recommendations for follow
  • up care in coordination with the agency that admitted the patient and utilizes other agency care providers to assist with referrals to community resources. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant, specific to the state you're assigned to work in.
  • Graduate from an accredited physical therapy assistant educational program as set by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
  • One year related physical therapy experience for PTAs entering home health care to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide physical therapy services to patients.
  • If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or participating in a residency program.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $37 - $40/hr
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers competitive compensation. Work with Amedisys, Inc. in United States.

Key Skills

Physical Therapy ServicesPatient SupervisionPlan of Care ImplementationTreatment DocumentationWellness PromotionPatient MonitoringCare ConferencesQuality ImprovementConfidentiality MaintenanceCommunity Resource ReferralCPR Certification
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PTA Physical Therapist Assistant at Amedisys a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Amedisys is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

This position also offers production-based compensation: $500000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($500k–$500k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Physical Therapy Services, Patient Supervision, Plan of Care Implementation, Treatment Documentation, Wellness Promotion, Patient Monitoring, Care Conferences, Quality Improvement. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Physical Therapist Assistant provides physical therapy services and interventions under the direction of a physical therapist according to the physician-approved plan of care. Responsibilities include observing, recording, and reporting patient responses to treatment and changes in condition to ...

Benefits package: Full Benefits Package, Paid Time Off, Healthcare Services Allowance, Wellness Rewards, Mental Health Support, 401k with Company Match, Family Support, Fleet Vehicle Program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Physical Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Amedisys

Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, MA
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Benefits & Perks

Full Benefits Package
Paid Time Off
Healthcare Services Allowance
Wellness Rewards
Mental Health Support
401k with Company Match
Family Support
Fleet Vehicle Program
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago

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