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Pate Rehabilitation
Fort Worth, Texas

Physical Therapist Assistant - PRN PTA

Physical Therapist AssistantPer Diem

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Job Description

Our Company

Pate Rehabilitation

Overview

Pate Rehabilitation is seeking a compassionate and motivated Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our team. This is a great opportunity to be a critical member of the patient care team and provide valuable support to our patients. Take the next step in your career and apply today!

Responsibilities

Assist patients in exercise, ambulation, functional activities, and the application/use of assistive devices in accordance with the treatment plan established by the Physical Therapist

  • Assist Physical Therapist in the execution of patient evaluations and complex treatment procedures
  • Educate patients, families, and other health workers on selected procedures and functional activities as directed by Physical Therapist
  • Participate in ongoing program evaluation and development
  • Maintain thorough and timely documentation of all care provided
  • Maintain working knowledge of and adherence to the Physical Therapy Practice Ace and Code of Ethics
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Associates degree from an accredited college or university required
  • Current license to practice as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state of Texas required
  • Must pass all pre-employment and employment verifications

About Our Line of Business

Pate Rehabilitation, an affiliate of Rehab Without Walls, provides evidence-based physical, occupational, speech/language, and neurocognitive therapies, as well as vocational rehabilitation, to advance and accelerate patient recovery – helping individuals suffering from an acquired brain injury return to a high quality of life. For more information, please visit rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Therapeutic ExerciseAmbulation AssistancePhysical Therapy TreatmentPatient Evaluation SupportPatient and Family EducationClinical DocumentationPhysical Therapy Practice Standards

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,014 active21,935 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physical Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,736 in the last 30 days4,595 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

8 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

8 jobs · 7 employers
2
<$70k
4
$70k-85k
1
$94k
1
$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

8 jobs · 7 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
2
5-6
5
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health · Lakeway, Texas

$75k-$100k
#2

PTA / Physical Therapist Assistant

Adoration Health · Emporia, Virginia

$40-$45/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant – Flexible Pediatric Caseload

$35-$40/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$37-$39/hr
+ 6 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$261k
Typical market rent
$1,612/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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