Physical Therapist Assistant - PRN
Listed compensation
$28-$32/hr
Confirm guaranteed pay, incentives and eligibility with the employer.
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join NovaCare Rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist Assistant – PRN, $28-32/hr, No Weekends in State College, Pennsylvania, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $28 - $32/hr.
- Free in-person and online CEUs
- Company matching 401(k) after 1,000 hours
- Nationwide professional support network
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with NovaCare Rehabilitation in State College, Pennsylvania, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality physical therapy services to patients under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Maintain positive interactions with staff and patients while adhering to company policies and state practice acts.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant program and hold a valid state PTA license. Requires passing the national PTA examination and maintaining current CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (556 salary observations; 1,883 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - PRN at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,065 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Top Physical Therapist Assistant Jobs
10 matches · ranked by payBenefits & Perks10 jobs · 5 employers
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Physical Therapist Assistant, Home HealthPer Diem
Amedisys · Pulaski, Virginia
Physical Therapist Assistant - PRNPer Diem
NovaCare Rehabilitation · Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Physical Therapist Assistant - PRN
$26-$35/hrPhysical Therapist Assistant - PRN
$30-$35/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Above average in Physical Therapy
A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.
- No weekends