Pays $37-$42/hr — Physical Therapist Assistant market median is ~$83k (76 jobs)
About the Role
Part-time PTA in senior living. Work across independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Altadena, CA.
Join Prava Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Part-Time, Senior Living in Altadena, California, United States. Part-Time Physical Therapist Assistant Work Inside a Practice Built Differently Independent Living + Assisted Living + Memory Care You Don't Have to Own the Practice to Work Somewhere That Feels Different. Maybe you've worked in senior living before.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $37 - $42/hour.
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Prava Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Part-Time, Senior Living.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individualized physical therapy interventions under the direction of a physical therapist across independent living, assisted living, and memory care settings. Build relationships with residents and care teams while carrying therapy strategies into the residents' everyday routines.
Requirements
The candidate must be a licensed physical therapist assistant who enjoys working with older adults and is comfortable in various senior living environments. The role requires a collaborative, self-directed individual who believes in mobility as a means of participation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (788 salary observations; 1,492 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,391 salary observations; 24,210 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$82k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist Assistant roles.
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