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Physical Therapy Assistant - Per Diem NEW RATE!

Part-time

Lutheran Care Center

Poughkeepsie, NYPart-time$40/hrPosted 7mo agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$40/hr
Location
Poughkeepsie, NY
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York State License As A Physical Therapy AssistantAssociate's degree

Job overview

Lutheran Care Center is hiring a Physical Therapy Assistant - Per Diem NEW RATE!. The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is seeking per diem Physical Therapy Assistants to provide direct physical therapy care to short and long-term adult patients. This individual will work under the direction of a Physical Therapist to help patients regain strength and mobility. The center has maintained a reputation for excellence for over 20 years.

Key focus areas include Provide direct physical therapy care, Assist short and long term adult patients, and Help patients regain strength and mobility.

Successful candidates bring Associates Degree, Valid NY State PTA License, and Fully Vaccinated COVID-19 MMR PPD. Important skills include Direct Physical Therapy Care and Regain Strength And Mobility.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Physical Therapy CareRegain Strength and Mobility

Qualifications

Associate's DegreeNew York State License as a Physical Therapy AssistantFully Vaccinated for COVID-19Fully Vaccinated for MMRFully Vaccinated for PPDPrevious Post Acute Experience

Full job description

Physical Therapy Assistant - Per Diem

The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is currently seeking per diem Physical Therapy Assistants to join our team.

Our rate is now $40.00/hour!

Under the direction of a Physical Therapist, this individual will provide direct physical therapy care to assist our short and long term adult patients to regain strength and mobility. Come and find out why the Lutheran Care Center has the reputation for excellence we have maintained for over 20 years!

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Associates Degree

  • Valid New York State License as a Physical Therapy Assistant

  • Previous post acute experience highly desired

Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!

For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.

EOE

How this job compares

Set against the 1,027 open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$40/hr
  • US median$30–38/hr450 hourly ranges

This rate, $40/hr, is 17% above the US median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the top quarter of Physical Therapy Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 28 open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs in New York and 1,027 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Physical Therapy Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (119 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 350 of the 1,027 open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs (34%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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