Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – PRN - Skilled Nursing
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Job Description
Description
Join a dedicated therapy team in a skilled nursing and post-acute care setting, where you’ll support Physical Therapists in delivering individualized treatment plans that help residents return to their highest level of function. This role focuses on hands-on patient care with a primarily geriatric population in a team-driven environment.
Ideal for a Physical Therapist Assistant seeking schedule flexibility, clinical stability, and a supportive rehab team.
Requirements
- The Physical Therapy Assistant must possess:
- A valid, unrestricted license in his/her therapy discipline in the state.
- Meet educational requirements of his/her licensure requirements.
- Valid driver’s license in the state of employment.
Knowledgeable of skilled nursing home regulations, procedures, laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to long-term care.
Key Responsibilities
Support Physical Therapists in delivering individualized treatment plans to residents in a skilled nursing and post-acute care setting. Provide hands-on care, primarily to geriatric patients, to help them regain their highest level of function.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (256 salary observations; 1,804 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (9,351 salary observations; 50,511 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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