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Star Light Home Health
Grand Junction, Colorado

PTA Physical Therapist Assistant for Grand Junction CO

Physical Therapist AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$70/visit

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Company parties
  • Flexible schedule
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Savings bank
  • Wellness resources

About the Role

Star Light Home Health is looking for a compassionate and skilled Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our growing team in Grand Junction, CO. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives by delivering high-quality rehabilitative care right in the comfort of their homes. If you're passionate about patient-centered care and love the flexibility of home health, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

  • Implement physical therapy treatment plans under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist
  • Provide in-home therapeutic exercises, gait training, and functional mobility interventions
  • Monitor and document patient progress, reporting changes in condition to the supervising PT
  • Educate patients and family members on home exercise programs and fall prevention strategies
  • Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary home health team to ensure continuity of care
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in compliance with Medicare and agency standards
  • Travel to patient homes throughout the Grand Junction, CO service area

Requirements

  • Active PTA license in the state of Colorado (or ability to obtain prior to start)
  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program
  • Previous home health or outpatient rehabilitation experience preferred
  • Strong knowledge of Medicare home health guidelines and documentation requirements
  • Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills
  • Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
  • Compassionate, self-motivated, and able to work independently in a field-based setting

About Us

Star Light Home Health is a trusted provider of in-home healthcare services serving the Grand Junction, CO community and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional, personalized care that empowers patients to regain independence and improve their quality of life. Our team-oriented culture, flexible scheduling, and commitment to employee support make Star Light Home Health a place where caregivers truly thrive.

Pay

We pay $70.00 per one hour visit in the patient's home.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient documentationHome health careMedicare compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Colorado, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (528 salary observations; 1,505 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,670 salary observations; 64,203 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Colorado?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Colorado vs national$93k median in Colorado$94k nationally (−1%)528 state / 11,670 national salary observations
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Colorado491 active21,979 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado physical therapist listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment521 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,887 in the last 30 days4,353 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

9 jobs · 7 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

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About Star Light Home Health

Hospitals and Health Care
PANORAMA CITY, CA
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company parties
Flexible schedule
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Savings bank
Wellness resources

Living in Grand Junction

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$409k
Typical market rent
$1,783/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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