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Lubbock, Texas

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) FT and PRN

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Awesome New Facility and Therapy Leadership! Fun Stable In-house Therapy Team

AVIR AT LUBBOCK, a skilled nursing and post-acute care facility, is currently seeking a full time Physical Therapist Assistant to join our dedicated in-house therapy team.

We seek a PTA who is passionate about delivering the best possible care to our patients and residents and who wants to be part of a fun, high energy, inter-disciplinary team.

We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and offer opportunities for you to create programs in balance, gait, functional maintenance, sensory integration, return to home, and many more. We have part time and prn schedules available as well!

Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 50 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities throughout Texas and Tulsa, OK. We believe in the power of in-house therapy, giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, in developing and empowering our leaders and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

We Offer

  • Medical, vision and dental insurance for full time
  • Employer-paid life insurance for full time
  • Paid time off starting at 19 plus hours/week
  • Flexible schedules
  • Long term growth and advancement opportunities
  • And more….

Requirements

Current TX PTA License

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide high-quality care to patients and residents within a skilled nursing facility. They will collaborate with an inter-disciplinary team to create and implement programs for balance, gait, and functional maintenance.

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient careOrthopedic rehabilitationNeurological rehabilitationBalance trainingGait training

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (638 salary observations; 5,732 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (11,826 salary observations; 61,306 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 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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Texas vs national$87k median in Texas$93k nationally (−7%)638 state / 11,826 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas1,976 active21,624 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physical Therapist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 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

5 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

5 jobs
2
<$70k
2
$70k-85k
0
$85k-100k
1
$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

5 jobs
0
1-2
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3-4
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5-6
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health · Lakeway, Texas

$75k-$100k
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant – Flexible Pediatric Caseload

MedCare Pediatric · Baytown, Texas

$35-$40/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$37.5/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$30-$33/hr
+ 3 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

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About SLP Operations

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, vision and dental insurance for full time
Employer-paid life insurance for full time
Paid time off starting at 19 plus hours/week
Flexible schedules
Long term growth and advancement opportunities

Living in Lubbock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$200k
Typical market rent
$1,315/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.3
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 · Lubbock, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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