Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator
Listed compensation
$40,980
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Job Description
Title: Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator
Salary Range
Starting salary $40,980 per year, based on credentials and experienc
Contract Term Length: 10 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Campus Location: West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Department: Health Sciences
Total Rewards
West Kentucky Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation,
and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Clinical Coordinator for our Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program to work collaboratively with the Program Coordinator and instructional team to prepare students for successful careers in the growing healthcare field of physical therapy.
This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping students develop the knowledge, clinical skills, and hands-on experience necessary to transition confidently into the workforce.
The Clinical Coordinator will play an important role in supporting student learning, coordinating clinical education experiences, and ensuring students are prepared to meet the demands of a rewarding, hands-on healthcare profession. Must be able to adapt to student learning needs and perform as a member of a team.
Job Duties
The PTA clinical coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and facilitating the clinical education program. This faculty member needs to have organizational, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.
They must have the ability to work with clinical instructors and clinical education sites to address the varied learning needs of the students as well as communicate clinical education needs with program coordinator, clinical instructors, clinical education sites, and students.
Teaching responsibilities include classroom and laboratory instruction. This position includes curriculum development, department and college committee assignments, student advising, community service, and professional development activities.
Minimum Qualifications
The Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator must be a Physical Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) who holds an active, unencumbered PT or PTA license in the state of Kentucky. The PTA clinical coordinator must have a minimum of three years of full-time, post-licensure clinical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Two years experience as a site coordinator of clinical education or clinical instructor in physical therapy, or have two years experience in teaching, curriculum development, and administration in a physical therapist assistant education program.
Additional Skills Requested
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, and facilitating the clinical education program for the Physical Therapist Assistant department. This role also involves classroom and laboratory instruction, student advising, and active participation in department and college committee assignments.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active, unencumbered Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant license in the state of Kentucky. A minimum of three years of full-time, post-licensure clinical experience is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (241 salary observations; 883 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$41k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $41k | Physical Therapy median $63k (middle half $61k–$64k)20 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Kentucky vs national | $85k median in Kentucky | $94k nationally (−10%)241 state / 15,367 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$45k in purchasing power | Kentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Kentucky | 351 active | 22,194 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 23% offer loan repayment364 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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