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Functional Pathways
Rockville, Maryland

Full-time Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35-$42/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 39m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Functional Pathways as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Full-Time, Senior Living in Rockville, MD, USA.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $35 - $42/hour.

Work Schedule

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

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

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will implement established plans of care for residents in a professional and competent manner. They will provide individualized, person-centered therapy across various levels of care within the retirement community.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate degree in a Physical Therapy Assistant program from an accredited institution. An active state license and the ability to adhere to clinical policies and procedures are required.

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical DocumentationTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationRehabilitationGeriatric Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (497 salary observations; 731 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 Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland 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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

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