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Stephenville, Texas

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) FT

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

$5000.00 Sign On Bonus! Fun In-House Therapy Team!

Stephenville Nursing & Rehabilitation is currently seeking an Physical Therapist Assistant to join its in-house therapy team. We seek an PTA who is innovative, positive, and team oriented.

Part of Gemini Healthcare, Stephenville Nursing & Rehab is a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility located between Ft. Worth and Abilene. We see a wide range of conditions and offer opportunity for you to create and implement occupational 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 47 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

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 implement occupational therapy programs tailored to patient needs within a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility. They will work collaboratively with an in-house therapy team to provide high-quality care and support to residents.

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient careTeamworkCommunicationClinical documentationPatient assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (637 salary observations; 5,874 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,162 salary observations; 66,743 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 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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $78k (middle half $69k–$91k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$87k median in Texas$94k nationally (−7%)637 state / 12,162 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,048 active21,930 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onTexas physical therapist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,870 in the last 30 days4,345 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% 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.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
2
<$70k
1
$78k
5
$80k-90k
0
$90k-100k
1
$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

10 jobs · 8 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
3
5-6
6
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health · Seguin, Texas

$75k-$100k
#2

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

EmpowerMe Wellness · Carlsbad, California

$34-$42/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant – Flexible Pediatric Caseload

$35-$40/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$27-$40/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

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.

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About SLP Operations

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 sign-on bonus
Comprehensive benefits
PTO
Opportunity for career growth

Living in Stephenville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$306k
Typical market rent
$1,000/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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