Physical Therapist Technician - Full Time
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Description
At the Orthopedic Institute of PA, our mission since 1971 has been to create an amazingly positive, memorable experience for every patient, family, and team member. We treat each other with crazy courtesy and exceptional empathy and work together to perfect processes to achieve our mission. You'll join a culture of excellence and teamwork, with a strong focus on investing in our team and local communities. OIP offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for patient care under the direction and plan of a Physical Therapist. Supervises and aids in direct patient care and other activities as needed.
Essential Functions
Helps assist patients with their exercise programs according to an established treatment plan under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
- Helps guide and direct patients from equipment to equipment and around the treatment gym.
- Cleaning and preparing the various treatment areas and equipment before and after each patient’s session.
- Changing and washing patients’ towels and pillowcases after using them.
- Helps record the patients' progress during their exercises for the treating therapist.
- Able to do various clerical tasks, such as answering phones and scheduling patients for various appointments.
- Helps to order and stock supplies.
Education/Experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Outpatient experience preferred, not required.
Clinic Hours
- Monday-Thursday, 7:00AM-7:00PM
- Friday, 7:00AM-6:00PM
- Saturday, 8:00AM-12:00PM
Available Locations
- Camp Hill
- Carlisle
- Harrisburg
- Hershey
Benefits Include
- Competitive Wages
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Company-Paid Group Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) plan
- Cell-Phone Discounts (AT&T & Verizon)
- Casual Day on Fridays!
- Company events for employees and their families
- Career advancement opportunities
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care and assist with exercise programs under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. Maintain the treatment environment by cleaning equipment and performing clerical duties such as scheduling and stocking supplies.
Requirements
A high school diploma or GED is required for this position. Previous experience in an outpatient clinic setting is preferred but not required.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Technician - Full Time at Confidential Employer a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,484 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (138 salary observations; 650 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,390 salary observations; 15,589 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Above average in Physical Therapy
- Includes weekends
Living in Camp Hill
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $309k
- Typical market rent
- $1,568/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.7
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.