Travel Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$50/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
A facility near Billings, MT is seeking a Travel Physical Therapist Assistant to join their team.
See details below!
Pay: $50.00/Hour
- Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – Contract
- Start: ASAP- within the next 2 weeks
- Contract Length: 8 or 12 weeks
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
- Hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
- EMR: Cerner
- Caseload: Up to 8 patients per day
- Setting: Combination of outpatient and skilled swing-bed inpatients
The Location
- Charming small-town community with a welcoming, close-knit atmosphere
- Surrounded by scenic Montana landscapes and wide-open spaces
- Great access to outdoor recreation, hiking, fishing, and camping
- Peaceful setting with a slower pace of life and strong community feel
Interested? Contact Aidan G. @ 469-921-0777/
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to patients in a combination of outpatient and skilled swing-bed inpatient settings. Manage a caseload of up to 8 patients per day while utilizing Cerner EMR software.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified Physical Therapist Assistant. The role requires availability for a contract starting within two weeks.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 129 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Travel Physical Therapist Assistant at Ironside Human Resources a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Billings
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $387k
- Typical market rent
- $1,426/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.5
- State income tax
- Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Billings, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.