Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$30-$35/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Upstream Rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Outpatient Ortho, No Weekends in Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $30 - $35/hour.
- Competitive hourly rate ($30-$35/hr)
- Monthly clinical bonus program
- 100% employer paid medical health insurance premium option
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Structured onboarding and mentorship for new-grad PTAs
- Robust continuing education and CEU opportunities with annual allowance
- Professional development pathways
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Upstream Rehabilitation in Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver hands-on, evidence-based physical therapy care under the supervision of a licensed therapist. Collaborate with the clinical team to track patient progress and implement individualized treatment plans.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program. Requires an active New Jersey PTA license or eligibility to obtain one.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (929 salary observations; 1,288 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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