Physical Therapist Assistant - Full-time
Compensation
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Job Description
- Hospital Name: UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - NorthAffiliation with Select Medical
- Position: Physical Therapist Assistant
- Location: 15255 Max Leggett Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32218
- Schedule: Full -Time
Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
- At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.
- Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of a licensed PT, assists with the implementation of the therapy plan of care.
Responsible for delegation and direction of supportive personnel for those assigned patients, in order to enhance patient care services.
Consistently communicates with supervising PT in regard to scheduled patients to ensure identification of need for assessment and reassessment of patients, modification of treatment plans and other interventions requiring therapist direction.
- Participates in education of patients, families, students, coworkers and self.
- Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, within the scope of practice.
Minimum Qualifications
Current state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant required.
Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred candidate has one or more years of experience.
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (738 salary observations; 3,356 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,149 salary observations; 57,960 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $67k (middle half $62k–$75k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $90k median in Florida | $94k nationally (−4%)738 state / 15,149 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Florida | 1,431 active | 22,060 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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