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Trilogy Health Services
Louisville, Kentucky

Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$28-$33/hr

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Job Description

Join Team Trilogy

Weekly pay, health, dental, and vision benefits after your first month, student loan repayment, a competitive 401(k) match, and more! If you’re looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Synchrony.

Position Overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), under the direction of a Physical Therapist, is responsible for providing therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards.

  • Locations
  • The Springs at Stony Brook
  • Franciscan Healthcare Center
  • Park Terrace
  • Forest Springs Health Campus
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Must have and maintain a current, valid state PTA licensure or certification
  • Current valid CPR certification, preferred

Qualifications

  • Education: Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited program
  • Experience: 0-1 years
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Implement treatment plans designed by Physical Therapists, including therapeutic exercises, manual therapy techniques, and modalities (e. g., heat, cold, electrical stimulation).
  • Observe patient responses to therapy, document their progress, and report findings and any concerns to the supervising Physical Therapist.
  • Observe and maintain up-to-date documentation related to patients’ responses to therapy, document their progress, and report findings to the supervising Physical Therapist.
  • Provide instructions to patients and their families on exercise techniques, safety precautions, and strategies to support continued progress at home.
  • Support Physical Therapists in evaluating patient needs and progress, providing additional observations and insights.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient care.
  • - Other duties as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.

#rehab

LOCATION: US-KY-Louisville

Synchrony Rehab -

Louisville

KY

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and weekly pay
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Mental Health Support Program
  • Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health, vision, dental & life insurance start on the first day of the month following your start date
  • First time homebuyers’ program
  • HSA/FSA
  • And so much more!

TEXT a Recruiter

Cassidy (317) 676-1734

Life at Trilogy

We believe in setting our employees up for success. That’s why we believe in providing an orientation personalized to your work environment. Even when your orientation period ends, you can rest assured that the Synchrony team will always have your back.

About Trilogy Health Services

As one of Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work, Synchrony is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you reach your full potential and to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT STATE LAW REQUIRES A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Key Responsibilities

Implement treatment plans developed by Physical Therapists, provide therapeutic interventions, and monitor and document patient responses and progress. Educate patients and families on exercises and safety, share observations with supervising therapists, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Therapeutic ExerciseTherapeutic ModalitiesPatient ObservationProgress DocumentationPatient EducationHome Exercise InstructionPatient Evaluation SupportInterdisciplinary CollaborationPhysical Therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (197 salary observations; 823 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,410 salary observations; 61,614 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$63k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$58k–$69kPhysical Therapy median $62k (middle half $57k–$64k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Kentucky vs national$84k median in Kentucky$94k nationally (−10%)197 state / 12,410 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$70k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Kentucky334 active21,432 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentKentucky Physical Therapist listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 22% offer loan repayment347 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,740 in the last 30 days4,063 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% 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 PTA Jobs

7 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

7 jobs · 2 employers
4
<$50k
1
$54k
0
$55k-60k
2
$60k+

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

7 jobs · 2 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
6
5-6
0
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

Quincy Medical Group · Quincy, Illinois

$25-$37.5/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant-KORT-Brandenburg, KY

Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team · Brandenburg, Kentucky

$25-$30/hr
#3

Float Physical Therapist Assistant-KORT-Louisville, KY

$23.5-$26/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant- KORT- Louisville, KY

Starting at $23/hr
+ 5 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% 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 Trilogy Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Louisville, KY
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekly pay
Health, dental, and vision benefits after first month
Student loan repayment
401(k) company match
Mental health support program
Tuition reimbursement
First-time homebuyers' program
HSA/FSA

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$276k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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