Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$29.4-$41.16/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
- Position: Physical Therapist Assistant
- Location: National City, Ca
- Department: Physical Therapy
- Shifts Available: Per Diem, Days
- Pay: up to $323.40 - $452.76 gross pay per shift
- Assignment Length: 12 weeks
Premiere Healthcare Staffing is here to help you on your career journey! We place talented candidates with our partner healthcare facilities with the shared goal of providing exceptional, compassionate care.
- Award-winning hospital partners across the nation
- Dedicated career specialists to support you every step of the way
- Immediate and flexible opportunities to create your career journey
- Tailored career pathway where you can thrive personally and professionally
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
1. A.A. Degree2. Current state Physical Therapist Assistance license3. Current BCLS (AHA) Certificate upon hire and maintain current.4. Healthcare experience preferred
Pay Transparency
Premiere Healthcare Staffing offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $29.40 to $41.16. This compensation estimate is specific to California and has not been adjusted for any other geographic location.
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.
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
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,541 salary observations; 3,957 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,018 salary observations; 57,383 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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