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FeldCare Connects
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Physical Therapist Assistant PTA for Home Health

Physical TherapistNo callNo weekendsContract

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Job Description

FeldCare Connects, an app-based referral network, is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated Physical Therapist Assistant to deliver quality home healthcare to patients of all ages.

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve St. Petersburg and the surrounding areas.

Why Join the FeldCare Connects Network?

FLEXIBILITY: You control your own schedule and work in your preferred coverage areas. See patients when and where you want, with no minimum requirement!

INDEPENDENCE: As an independent contractor you are your own boss. Take as much time off as you want.

Compensation

With strong per-visit rates, you determine how much you earn by the number of patients you decide to treat. Your income is up to you!

Administrative Support

Our team provides assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance support so you can focus on what you do best: treating the patient.

One-on-One Treatment

Observe, record, and report the patient's response to treatment and changes to the patient's condition. You determine the plan of care.

EASY Documentation

Our Electronic Medical Record system is extremely intuitive, making documentation a breeze. Many clinicians complete documentation during the visit.

PURPOSE: Join a group that shares your passion for helping people!

Streamlined Referral Process

Access to patients at the palm of your hands. Use our innovative app Cliniconnects to accept or decline patients in seconds.

Qualifications

  • Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages
  • Current Physical Therapist license issued by the state Board of Physical Therapy

The required license MUST be current, active, and unrestricted; a conditional, provisional, or restricted license will NOT be accepted. Limited permits will not be accepted.

  • Completion of an accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Reliable personal transportation
  • Smartphone
  • Bilingual a plus!

About FeldCare Connects

Finding care for homebound patients is an industry-wide challenge. By joining the FeldCare network, you are giving patients access to care- care that they would simply go without if you weren’t there.

We connect over 2,000 clinicians to patients in their community by contracting with over 900 home health agencies throughout CA, AZ, TX, HI, NV, ID and FL. By creating these links, we allow home health agencies and hospices to give their patients access to the care they need.

We hope that by helping to connect the dots, we are helping the patients in our communities. By taking the administrative burden off agencies and clinicians, they can get patients treated faster and focus more of their attention on patients, resulting in better patient outcomes.

Contact FeldCare Connects Now! recruitme@feldcareconnects.com

feldcareconnects.com

(818) 926-9057

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will deliver quality home healthcare to patients of all ages and observe, record, and report patient responses to treatment. They are responsible for managing their own schedule and completing documentation through an intuitive electronic medical record system.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careElectronic medical recordsClinical assessmentTime managementSelf-motivation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (499 salary observations; 3,171 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant PTA for Home Health at FeldCare Connects a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs

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<$80k
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$95k-110k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution10 jobs · 7 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA, Flexible Home Health Schedule

Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$48-$52/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Concierge Home Care · Tallahassee, Florida

$45-$50/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$40-$48.76/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Millsboro Delaware

$27-$35/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in St. Petersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$428k
Typical market rent
$2,058/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About FeldCare Connects

Hospitals and Health Care
Westlake Village, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Independent Contractor
Administrative Support
Easy Documentation