Pays starting at $25/hrPhysical Therapist Assistant market median is ~$52k (9 jobs) · Top 25% in Physical Therapy for work-life (7.2/10, vs 19,850 in this specialty)

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Sugar Maple Health
Houma, Louisiana

Physical Therapist Assistant - Outpatient Clinic - Houma, LA

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 2mo ago

About the Role

No weekends. M-F. $25/hr. Outpatient ortho. One clinic. Full-time, part-time, or PRN. Your choice.

Join Sugar Maple Health as a Physical Therapist Assistant - Outpatient Clinic - Houma, LA in Houma, Louisiana. This is a Physical Therapist Assistant job at an Outpatient Clinic in Houma, LA 70360. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs.

Requirements

  • General Orthopedics. 3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays. 4. Full-time, part-time, PRN. 5. Position includes a comprehensive

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: Pay rate0 - Pay rate2.50/hour.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Sugar Maple Health in Houma, Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within an outpatient clinic setting. Focus on general orthopedics for a caseload located at a single clinic site.

Key Skills

Patient CareOrthopedicsPhysical Therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Louisiana, Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$85k across 127 listings, vs ~$91k nationally (19,259 listings).

Louisiana's cost-of-living index is 90.0 (US average = 100), so the posted ~$23k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $26k in an average-cost state — Louisiana ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - Outpatient Clinic - Houma, LA at Sugar Maple Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 19,850 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 7.2/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist Assistant roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 9 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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