Physical Therapist Assistant, Home Health
Listed compensation
$36.00/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Amedisys, Inc. as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Home Health, $36-$37.50/hr in Pulaski, Virginia, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $36/hr - $37.50/hr.
- Paid time off
- Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services with HSA plan
- Up to $500 in wellness rewards
- Mental health support with up to five free counseling sessions
- 401(k) with company match
- Infertility treatment coverage
- Adoption reimbursement
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No weekends required.
- PPO or HSA medical plans with free telehealth
This position offers weekends off. Work with Amedisys, Inc. in Pulaski, Virginia, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provides physical therapy services and interventions under the supervision of a physical therapist according to the patient's plan of care. Monitors and documents patient responses to treatment while participating in quality improvement and clinical conferences.
Requirements
Requires a current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant and graduation from an accredited CAPTE program. One year of related physical therapy experience is preferred, along with current CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (695 salary observations; 1,456 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant, Home Health at Amedisys a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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