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Prava Therapy
Sierra Madre, California

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33-$38/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Prava Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Senior Living, Full-Time in Sierra Madre, California, United States. FULL-TIME PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT The Kensington Sierra Madre | Sierra Madre, California Prava Therapy What if the best part of your therapy day wasn't the treatment session? It's watching a resident take that extra step.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $33 - $38/hour.
  • AI-enabled documentation tools
  • Modern technology platform
  • Clinical standards and operational support
  • Credentialing support
  • Billing and revenue cycle infrastructure
  • Clinical judgment valued
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Prava Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Senior Living, Full-Time.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will deliver skilled interventions to help residents improve mobility, strength, and functional independence under the direction of a Physical Therapist. They are responsible for documenting care, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, and providing education to residents and caregivers.

Requirements

The role requires a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant who is passionate about working with older adults and possesses strong clinical judgment. Candidates must be able to work independently while maintaining effective communication with the therapy team and community staff.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapy interventionsPatient assessmentGait trainingBalance trainingStrength trainingFunctional mobilityPatient educationCaregiver supportRehabilitationGeriatric careClinical documentationSafety assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 32 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 19% have no call, 41% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,541 salary observations; 3,002 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,662 salary observations; 46,860 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Top Pta Jobs

14 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution10 jobs

5
<$85k
4
$85k-95k
1
$102k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs

401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Relocation assistance
20%
Visa sponsorship
20%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Prava Therapy

Software Development
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

AI-enabled documentation tools
Modern technology platform
Clinical standards and operational support
Credentialing support
Billing and revenue cycle infrastructure
Clinical judgment valued
Interdisciplinary collaboration