Physical Therapist Assistant — Port St. Lucie , FL

PT Near; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1099 contractor pay per visit

Flexible scheduling

Minimal commute

Intake and back-office support

Supportive team & tools

Job summary

PT Near Me is hiring a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide in-home therapy in Port St. Lucie, FL and surrounding areas. You will work as an independent contractor, delivering skilled treatment under a supervising PT’s plan of care, with visits scheduled in your own service radius.

Pay is $60–70 per hour per visit, billed as a 1099 contractor. Flexible hours, minimal commute, and intake/back-office support are provided to help you manage your own caseload.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Florida PTA license (or be license-eligible).
• Experience with home health rehabilitation is preferred.
• Excellent communication and time-management abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Schedule visits directly with patients in their homes.
• Follow PT plan of care and update as needed.
• Deliver skilled PTA services: therapeutic exercise, mobility/gait training, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, trigger-point techniques.
• Educate patients and caregivers on home exercises and safety.
• Document visits accurately and communicate progress to supervising PT.
• Maintain safety and professionalism during every home visit.
• Treat post-accident, post-surgical, and chronic-condition cases.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Time management

Independent work

Reliable transportation

Education

Associate's degree in PTA

Job description

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Jobs in Port St. Lucie, FL — In-Home

We're hiring a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for in-home visits in Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie County. Port St. Lucie has an estimated 259,000 residents (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate), and most of our visits are auto-accident recovery cases billed through the patient's auto insurance.

From a Port St. Lucie home base, nearby cities include Fort Pierce, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach, and West Palm Beach. You schedule visits directly with your own patients inside the service radius you choose, following the treatment plan written by the supervising PT.

Working as a PTA in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County

Port St. Lucie sits in St. Lucie County. Most visits are auto-accident recovery cases billed through the patient's auto insurance.

Visits are scheduled inside the service radius you choose around your home base.

• Fort Pierce
• Jupiter
• West Palm Beach

Visits are always scoped to the coverage radius you set with the back-office — Port St. Lucie openings are never dispatched outside your stated service area.

PT Near Me is a Florida in-home physical therapy company. Our own licensed clinicians treat injury and post-accident patients one‑one in their homes. We're hiring a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our team and deliver skilled therapy in patients' homes — a strong fit for a motivated PTA who values autonomy, flexible scheduling, and patient-centered care, with competitive per-visit pay, hours you set, and the freedom to add visits whenever you want. You schedule visits directly with your patients, follow the treatment plan written by the supervising PT, and we handle intake and the administrative back-office.

What you'll do

• Schedule visits directly with your own patients.
• Follow the treatment plan written by the supervising PT — the PT creates and updates the plan of care.
• Deliver skilled treatment under a PT-authored plan of care in patients' homes — therapeutic exercise, mobility and gait training, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and trigger-point techniques.
• Educate patients and caregivers on home exercises, mobility strategies, and safety.
• Document each visit accurately and communicate progress to the supervising PT.
• Keep every home visit safe and professional.
• Treat a range of cases — post-accident, post-surgical, and chronic-condition patients.

What you need

• Associate's degree from an accredited PTA program.
• Active Florida PTA license (or license-eligible).
• Knowledge of outpatient/home rehab techniques, anatomy, and medical terminology.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to manage your time and service area independently.
• Strong communication skills and a passion for helping patients regain function at home.
• Your own professional liability insurance.
• AHCA Level 2 background screening.
• Home health experience required.

What we offer

• Pay works out to $60–70 per hour, billed per visit as a 1099 contractor — your exact per-visit rates are confirmed by region during intake.
• Flexible scheduling — set your own hours and caseload.
• Minimal commute — patients in their homes, near you.
• Intake and administrative back-office handled for you.
• Supportive team and streamlined documentation tools.

Job type: Contract / PRN / Part-time. Specialty: Home Health / in-home rehab. Location: On the road, in patients' homes.

Florida-licensed PTAs.

PTA jobs in Port St. Lucie, FL: what to know

Working as a PTA in Port St. Lucie

PT Near Me is hiring a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in Port St. Lucie and across St. Lucie County as an independent contractor. You treat patients one‑one in their homes, mostly people recovering from auto accidents, under a plan of care written by a supervising physical therapist. Visits from a Port St. Lucie base usually cover Fort Pierce, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach.

Pay for this Port St. Lucie PTA role works out to $60–70 per hour, paid per visit as a 1099 contractor. Exact per-visit rates are confirmed during intake.

Who can apply for this Port St. Lucie PTA job?

You need an active Florida PTA license, your own professional liability insurance, an AHCA Level 2 background screening, home health experience, and a way to reach patient homes in St. Lucie County. You schedule visits directly with your patients inside the service radius you choose, following the treatment plan written by the supervising PT.

Tell us about your Port St. Lucie home base and availability. We'll follow up within one business day.

• 1. We review your application within one business day.
• 2. Quick intake call to align on geography, schedule, and per-visit rates.
• 3. Credentialing and onboarding — we walk you through it.