Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$35-$45/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Eastside Portland, OR
- Pay range: $35.00 - $45.00 DOE
Benefits
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Continual growth opportunities & up to $25,000 towards ongoing education
- Paid vacation and Sick time
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduated from an accredited program with a degree in Physical Therapist Assistant program
- Current state licensure or in the process of obtaining appropriate state licensure
- CPR Certification
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required upon hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Home Health
- Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development
Responsibilities
- Carry out tasks from the care plan
- Prepare/complete clinical and progress notes
- Teach patient and family/caregivers in meeting individual treatment goals
Join the AgeRight Care at Home team as a Physical Therapist Assistant and take your career to new heights! As an AgeRight PTA, you’ll be delivering person-centered care to grateful and highly motivated patients, many of them seniors, helping them achieve therapy goals and a higher quality of life in their time of greatest need.
About AgeRight Care at Home
AgeRight offers flexible scheduling and opportunities for advancement. Being a Caregiver is a great starting point of those interested in a career in nursing or other health care fields. We are connected with a network of facilities that provide assisted living, long term care, post acute rehab and pharmacy services to residents in Oregon, Nevada and California. These connections and resources provide employees of AgeRight the ability grow and pursue a career in healthcare.
EEO Statement
“Be here. Be you.”
For more than 30 years, AgeRight has been serving seniors and welcoming staff of all backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. The Marquis family of companies offer a rich heritage of embracing differences and honoring individuality. We’ve continued to grow in our appreciation of diversity in the workplace. We know it builds strength, drives innovation, and brings valuable new perspectives and energy.
We’re committed to making our workforce an even greater reflection of the people and communities we serve, and we are honored our employees have chosen to work at Marquis, Consonus and AgeRight. Everything we do as a company is driven by our mission to help those we serve, and each other, live the best rest of our lives.
That means you being you – without apology or compromise. We value your every uniqueness and continue to curate, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture. It’s the foundation of who we are and the evolution of our collective future.
Requirements
Candidates must have graduated from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program and hold current state licensure. A CPR certification and a National Provider Identifier (NPI) are also required upon hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $73k–$94k | Physical Therapy median $68k (middle half $63k–$76k)501 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$80k in purchasing power | Oregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Oregon | 297 active | 21,490 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Oregon Physical Therapist listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 23% offer loan repayment310 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,820 in the last 30 days | 4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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