Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$25-$31/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Upstream Rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Outpatient Ortho, No Weekends in Union, Kentucky, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $25 - $31/hour.
- Competitive hourly rate ($25-$31/hr)
- Monthly clinical bonus program
- 100% employer paid medical health insurance premium option
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Structured onboarding and mentorship for new-grad PTAs
- Robust continuing education and CEU opportunities with annual allowance
- Professional development pathways
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Upstream Rehabilitation in Union, Kentucky, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver hands-on, evidence-based physical therapy care under the supervision of a licensed therapist. Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to improve patient mobility, strength, and function.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program. Requires an active Kentucky PTA license or eligibility for licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (225 salary observations; 650 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky 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).
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