Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA Home Health
Listed compensation
$30-$42/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
First Choice Home Health, Inc, is seeking a licensed physical therapy assistant to provide coordinated physical therapy to our home health patients/clients of all age groups under the supervision of a Licensed Physical Therapist in Boise, ID and surrounding areas.
Work life balance, autonomy and one-to-one patient care are all waiting for you in home health with First Choice!
Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of physical therapy assistant with an Associate Degree in Physical Therapy.
Current State License or a multi-state license issued by a state member of the Physical Therapist Licensure Compact (PTLC), if practicing in a state member of the PTLC, to practice Physical Therapy, or if licensure does not apply, meets one of the requirements listed in 42 CFR §484.115(I).
One year experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant, preferred, home health experience highly preferred
HCHB EMR System Knowledge Highly Preferred
- Therapy skills as set forth in the Therapy Practice Act and other regulatory agencies.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Proof of current CPR.
- Participates in the coordination of care.
- Reliable transportation, current driver’s license, and current and valid auto liability insurance.
- Ability to do heavy lifting, bending, pulling, pushing and standing.
Prolonged standing and walking required. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/client needs and to meet patient/client and family individualized psychosocial needs.
Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
- Benefits for full time employees
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Accident, Critical Illness, and Cancer Insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
- PTO
- Company-paid life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Competitive compensation package
Key Responsibilities
Provide coordinated physical therapy services to home health patients of all age groups under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Participate in the coordination of care and meet the individualized psychosocial needs of patients and their families.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $62k–$87k | Physical Therapy median $68k (middle half $63k–$76k)510 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$78k in purchasing power | Idaho index 95.5 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Idaho | 90 active | 21,919 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physical Therapist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment23,056 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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