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Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Ellensburg, Washington

Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time (40 hours/week)

Physical Therapist AssistantNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$31.94-$48.41/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

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

Patient treatmentMedical communicationTreatment planning

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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Washington?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapist assistantranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$66k–$101kPhysical Therapy median $76k (middle half $70k–$83k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$78k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Washington513 active21,922 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington Physical Therapist listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 23% offer loan repayment532 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,820 in the last 30 days4,435 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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.

Top PTA Jobs

8 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

7 jobs
4
<$90k
2
$90k-115k
0
$115k-140k
1
$150k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

8 jobs · 7 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
0
5-6
7
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Pediatric Physical Therapist & PTA

MGA Homecare · Richardson, Texas

up to $150,000
#2

Telehealth Physical Therapist Assistant (Remote) - Newark, NJ

FOX Rehabilitation · Newark, New Jersey

$70k-$102k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Home Health

$29.6-$46.07/hr
#4

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

$33-$41/hr
+ 6 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

  • No weekends
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About Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Ellensburg, WA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance
Pension eligible after one year
Employee wellness program
Continuing education programs

Living in Ellensburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k
Typical market rent
$1,487/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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