Physical Therapist Assistant

21 days ago
United States$43K - $69KFull TimePhysical Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Sanford Health as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Full-Time in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • acute, long term care and home health care environments.

Requirements

  • of the practice setting and/or state licensure.
  • Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted physical therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.
  • Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $43K - $69K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

Apply to join Sanford Health as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Full-Time.

Key Skills

Therapy ActivitiesExercise MonitoringPatient AssessmentIntervention ImplementationDocumentationOutcome MeasurementClinical Guidelines AdherencePhysical Impairment TreatmentCognitive Impairment TreatmentDevelopmental Impairment Treatment
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Sanford Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Sanford Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($33k–$33k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Therapy Activities, Exercise Monitoring, Patient Assessment, Intervention Implementation, Documentation, Outcome Measurement, Clinical Guidelines Adherence, Physical Impairment Treatment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The assistant provides and monitors therapy services to patients with physical, cognitive, or developmental impairments under the supervision of a physical therapist, focusing on improving quality of life and daily activity performance. This includes selecting, implementing, and modifying therapeuti...

About WeekdayDoc

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About Sanford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sioux Falls, SD
0-2
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

21d ago

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