Physical Therapist Assistant - Good Samaritan Hospital - Full Time
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Job Description
Full Time (80 hours biweekly)
Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Weekend & holiday rotation
General Summary
Performs treatments and provides exercise instruction, demonstration and education for patients at an entry to intermediate skill level.
Key Responsibilities
Performs physical therapy treatments and provides exercise instruction for patients. Conducts patient education and demonstrations at an entry to intermediate skill level.
Requirements
Requires an associate degree from an accredited physical therapist assistant program. Candidates must hold a valid Physical Therapist Assistant license and Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (379 salary observations; 2,674 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapist assistant | ranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $60k (middle half $59k–$62k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $92k median in Pennsylvania | $94k nationally (−2%)379 state / 12,385 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania | 928 active | 22,160 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania physical therapist listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment986 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 8,032 in the last 30 days | 4,481 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - Good Samaritan Hospital - Full Time at WellSpan Health a 6.0 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.
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- No weekends