Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time (40 hours/week)
Listed compensation
$31.94-$48.41/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Company Description
KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at kvhealthcare.org.
KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program.
KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.
We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued.
One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website – Benefits - KV Healthcare
kvhealthcare.org
Job Description
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) treats patients who have been evaluated by a physical therapist, communicates pertinent medical findings to the physical therapist, follows the treatment plan dictates by the physical therapist, and practices within the confines of the State of Washington practice act.
Qualifications
- What is required...
- Current PTA license through the Washington State Department of Health
- Current CPR card (maintenance required)
- What is preferred...
- LSVT BIG certification
- Previous experience as a PTA
Additional Information
Wage: Wage range currently starts at $31.94/hour and goes up to $48.41/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.
- FTE:.1.0 (40 hours/week); Primary schedule is Monday through Friday.
- Position will rotate through both Ellensburg and Cle Elum, based on needs and demand.
- Benefits: This position is benefits eligible
- Union Status: This is a non-union covered position
Compensation: USD 31.94 - USD 48.41 - hourly
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant treats patients following treatment plans developed by a physical therapist. They are responsible for communicating pertinent medical findings and practicing within the guidelines of the Washington State practice act.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapist assistant | ranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $66k–$101k | Physical Therapy median $76k (middle half $70k–$83k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$78k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Washington | 513 active | 21,922 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Washington Physical Therapist listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 23% offer loan repayment532 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,820 in the last 30 days | 4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time (40 hours/week) at Kittitas Valley Healthcare a 6.0 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.
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$84k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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