Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
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Job Description
Servicing Circleville, Lancaster and surrounding areas
Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare and its affiliate companies
are bringing healthcare home; we want you to join our team!
For Clinicians, Home Health with PurposeCare Means
- Flexible Scheduling: Take control of your workday and enjoy a better work-life balance.
- Lower Stress: Focus on quality care with manageable caseloads and less pressure.
- Autonomy: Make clinical decisions independently and use your expertise to its fullest.
- Personalized Care: Build meaningful, one-on-one connections with patients in their own homes.
- Real-Life Therapy & Holistic Care -- Provide skilled visits that address the full scope of a patient's needs in their home, helping them overcome real challenges and make meaningful progress in their daily life and recovery.
At PurposeCare, we put people first - our clients and our team members.
We're dedicated to helping people live healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives at home. As a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest, we proudly serve over 6,500 clients every month. With our compassionate caregivers and innovative technology, we ensure that every individual gets the care and support they need to thrive in their own community.
Your care is our purpose.
As a growing company, we offer a rewarding career that makes a difference in our patients' lives and the communities that we serve. We also provide ongoing growth with training and professional development, mentor and referral programs, and opportunities to apply for positions at other PurposeCare locations.
Our PurposeCare Family Is Eligible for the Following
- Competitive per-visit rates
- Mileage
- Medical & Prescription Drug Plan
- Telehealth
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Qualifications and Requirements
- Current Physical Therapist Assistant license in the state in which you are applying
- 1 year of physical therapy assistant experience is preferred - home health experience preferred
- Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, which may include heavy lifting up to 50 lbs, bending, and standing
- Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and/or access to dependable transportation
- Ability to successfully complete a background check
Key Responsibilities
Provide skilled physical therapy assistant visits addressing the full scope of a patient's needs in their home environment to help them achieve meaningful progress in daily life and recovery. Focus on quality care with manageable caseloads while making independent clinical decisions.
Requirements
Applicants must possess a current Physical Therapist Assistant license in the state of application and ideally have one year of physical therapy assistant experience, with home health experience being preferred. Candidates must also be able to perform physical tasks, including lifting up to 50 lbs, and have reliable transportation.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (384 salary observations; 1,922 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) at Purpose Care a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.
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