Physical Therapist Assistant - Aberdeen Medical Center | Full-Time

1 month ago
Aberdeen, South Dakota$42.64K - $68.64KFull TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Below Market
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66% below median for Psychologist in SD — negotiate

Job Description

About the Role

Join Sanford Health as a Physical Therapist Assistant – No Weekends in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • acute, long term care and home health care environments.

Requirements

  • of the practice setting and/or state licensure.
  • Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted physical therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.
  • Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $42.64K - $68.64K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

Apply to join Sanford Health as a Physical Therapist Assistant – No Weekends.

Key Skills

Therapy ActivitiesPatient MonitoringIntervention ModificationDocumentationClinical Practice GuidelinesPhysical ImpairmentsCognitive ImpairmentsDevelopmental ImpairmentsOutcome AchievementBasic Life Support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - Aberdeen Medical Center | Full-Time at Sanford Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Sanford Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($33k–$33k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Therapy Activities, Patient Monitoring, Intervention Modification, Documentation, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Physical Impairments, Cognitive Impairments, Developmental Impairments. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The assistant provides therapy activities and exercises under supervision to improve patients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. This includes monitoring and recording therapy services for various impairments, consistent with competency levels and patient goals.

Benefits package: No Weekends, Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Development Opportunities. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Physical Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Sanford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sioux Falls, SD
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Benefits & Perks

No Weekends
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Development Opportunities
6.6

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago