Physical Therapist Assistant
How this pay compares
This posting states $27–$37 an hour. Open physical therapist assistant jobs in New York post a median of $33.50 an hour, the middle half $32.50–$36.52, across 139 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Physical therapist assistants employed in New York earn a median of $30.82 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
Responsibilities
- Identify and meet patients’ goals and needs
- Offer cost-effective treatments that help improve clients’ motion and mobility
- Reduce the need for medications and provide alternatives to surgery
- Develop care plans using a variety of treatment techniques
- Create fitness- and wellness-oriented programs tailored to patients’ specific needs
- Provide quality, personalized and evidence-based care and proven interventions
- Motivate patients during treatment to help them function optimally
- Promote clients’ healthy lifestyle by improving strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination
- Consult and practice with other health professionals
- Evaluate effects and monitor and communicate progress
- Document patient care services
Skills
- Proven work experience/background as a physical therapist/assistant
- Intensive education and clinical expertise
- Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
- Current knowledge of treatment practices
- Drive to continually learn and grow
- Professional behavior
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Valid license to practice physical therapy
- Associates Degree for assistant position
From Sunnyside Care Center's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Sunnyside Care Center
Sunnyside Care Center is a 80 (source: Medicare Care Compare: Sunnyside Care Center)-bed nursing home in East Syracuse, NY, certified by Medicare and Medicaid. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, nursing assistants and therapists. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Sunnyside Care Center
Based in East Syracuse, NYHires in New YorkPay on its listings: 100% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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