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Centra Care
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Physical Therapist Assistant | Inpatient Therapies

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$26.22-$39.32/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

At St. Cloud Hospital, nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River and ranked as the third-best hospital in Minnesota and one of the top 50 in the nation, you will have the opportunity to provide exceptional physical therapy services to patients of all ages.

Your role will involve preventing, alleviating, or correcting physical disabilities, bodily dysfunctions, or pain. You will be responsible for treating inpatients, while collaborating with Physical Therapist Assistants who provide treatments and services based on plans of care established by Physical Therapists.

Schedule

  • Full-time | 64 hours every two weeks | Onsite
  • Monday-Friday 8 a. m.-4:30 p. m. | Every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays

Pay and Benefits

  • Starting pay begins at $26.22 per hour and increases with experience
  • Pay range: $26.22- $39.32 per hour
  • Full time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!
  • Tuition reimbursement and college grant programs available.
  • As a nonprofit organization, CentraCare is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant academic program and successful completion of required clinical training by the academic facility required. New or upcoming graduates welcome to apply!
  • Licensed through the MN Board of Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant required, or a current temporary permit required with a Physical Therapist Assistant license required within 90 days of exam.
  • Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Healthcare Provider card.

“My team's culture is very positive. I can depend/trust on my co-workers in and out of work."- Stephanie

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

PTA

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional physical therapy services to inpatients to prevent, alleviate, or correct physical disabilities and bodily dysfunctions. Collaborate with physical therapists to implement established plans of care for patients of all ages.

Key Skills

Patient careInpatient treatmentRehabilitationCollaborationPhysical disability management

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Minnesota, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (308 salary observations; 692 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,685 salary observations; 55,886 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant | Inpatient Therapies at Centra Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top PTA Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution7 jobs

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$79k
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$82k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution9 jobs · 8 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant | Adult Rehabilitation

Centra Care · Saint Cloud, Minnesota

$26.22-$39.32/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant - Vivie

Vivie · Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28.08-$38.09/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Millsboro Delaware

$27-$35/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Millville Delaware

$27-$35/hr
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$252k
Typical market rent
$1,244/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Centra Care

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Cloud, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
PTO
Retirement
Tuition reimbursement
PSLF eligible