Physical Therapist Assistant - Acute Care
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Health First Careers as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Acute Care, Per Diem in Cocoa Beach, Florida - Brevard County, USA. Job Requirements PER DIEM - Cape Canaveral Hospital To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner. PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITES Quality/No Harm: Maintains patient safety at all times.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Health First Careers as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Acute Care, Per Diem.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide exceptional healthcare by following the plan of care and ensuring patient safety in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include documenting treatments, educating patients and families, and maintaining productivity targets.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed a discipline-appropriate degree from an accredited program and hold a current or temporary Florida license. A current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card is required prior to the start date.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (858 salary observations; 2,680 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (21,164 salary observations; 47,929 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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