Assistant-Physical Therapist I
Compensation
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Job Description
Delivers therapeutic physical therapy intervention under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist according to a written plan of care to meet established goals.
Provides treatment, participates in discharge planning, and communicates findings and progress according to professional licensure/certification, scope of practice and departmental/discipline policies and procedures.
May supervise clinical students and support staff including certified/licensed assistants, technicians, and volunteers. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health, and healing. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Provides treatment under supervision of licensed physical therapist.
- Participates in discharge planning information, which includes patient/family education, follow-up, and referral to community resources.
- Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
- Contributes to the development of staff and students including the assessment of the daily workload.
- Completes assigned goals.
SPECIFICATIONS
Experience
Minimum Required: Entry Level.
Education
Minimum Required: Graduate from accredited PTA school
Special Skills
Minimum Required: Computer Literacy, Basic Skills.
Licensure
Minimum Required: PTA license in the state of TN or a compact license; BLS
CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
Requirements
Requires graduation from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) school and a valid PTA license in Tennessee or a compact license. Candidates must also possess basic computer skills and obtain BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (295 salary observations; 1,459 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,723 salary observations; 56,085 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Annual compensation range
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,935 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $142k
- Typical market rent
- $1,232/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.