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Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton, Maine

Physical Therapist Assistant Inpatient/Outpatient

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$27.5-$34.38/hr

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Job Description

  • Department: Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Schedule: Days, 8 hour shifts
  • Facility: Bridgton Hospital - Outpatient
  • Location: Bridgton, ME 04009

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visit cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

Under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapist, provides medically prescribed therapeutic services in order to restore function and prevent disability in patients with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary and/or integumentary disorders. Performs responsibilities in accordance with Physical Therapy, state and federal regulatory, licensing and accrediting requirements.

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
  • A.A. Degree

Current State Physical Therapist Assistance License

  • Current BCLS (AHA) Certificate upon hire and maintain current.
  • Healthcare experience preferred

Pay Transparency

Bridgton Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $27.50 to $34.38 per hour. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal careNeuromuscular careCardiopulmonary careIntegumentary carePatient careRegulatory complianceBCLS certification

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Maine, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (57 salary observations; 278 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,688 salary observations; 66,259 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 Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Maine?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapist assistantranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$57k–$72kPhysical Therapy median $68k (middle half $63k–$76k)465 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Maine vs national$92k median in Maine$94k nationally (−2%)57 state / 12,688 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$66k in purchasing powerMaine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Maine150 active21,965 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaine physical therapist listings (all specialties): 49% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 17% offer loan repayment169 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,101 in the last 30 days4,341 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top PTA Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

5 jobs
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<$75k
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$78k
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$85k-150k
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$150k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

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

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MGA Homecare · Richardson, Texas

up to $150,000
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Saco Bay PT · Auburn, Maine

$27-$40/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$37.5/hr
#4

Full Time Floating Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Sr. Living Communities

$32-$35/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
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 Bridgton Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgton, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Health insurance

Living in Bridgton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$410k
Typical market rent
$1,750/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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