Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$58 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
About Our Company
Adaptive Home Health is a privately owned agency delivering high-acuity, patient-centered care throughout Texas. Our clinicians are backed by an experienced and passionate clinical and operational support team - so they can focus on what matters most: providing exceptional care. We offer region-leading compensation, travel bonuses, and mileage reimbursement. Come join a multidisciplinary team where your skills are valued, and your impact is felt every single day!
Pay
$58 per hour
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
The Physical Therapist Assistant is responsible for comprehensive treatment in the patient's home, including the completion of skilled documentation through Homecare Homebase.
Provide physical therapy services as ordered and indicated in the plan of care
Perform Prompt Clinical Documentation and Visit Notes
- Communicate effectively with the physician, supervising therapist, interdisciplinary care team members, patient and caregivers
- Comfortable working in all aspects of the home health setting
Implement and maintain physical therapy protocols and apply them to specialty populations and clinically indicated.
Manage patient functional outcomes through appropriate treatment in collaboration with the supervising therapist
Requirements
- Strong organization skills and time management
- Able to multitask and accomplish and meet timelines
- Professional appearance and effective communication skills
- Current Texas Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license
- One year of home health experience as a PTA is preferred, but not required
- Current Texas driver's license
- CPR certification
- Experience with healthcare software (Homecare Homebase preferred)
Schedule: Monday to Friday
License/Certification
- BLS Certification (Required)
- Physical Therapy License (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations/on the road
EMR Used
Homecare Homebase
Job Types
Full Time
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- PTO
- Holiday pay
- Travel reimbursement
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant is responsible for delivering comprehensive treatment within the patient's home, which includes completing skilled documentation using Homecare Homebase. This role involves providing physical therapy services as ordered in the plan of care and ensuring prompt clinical documentation and visit notes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (770 salary observations; 4,962 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$121k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $124k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Adaptive Home Health / Fira Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 9 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Adaptive Home Health / Fira Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$121k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No weekends
- On-site
