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Resurgens Orthopaedics
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Physical Therapist I (Sign On Bonus)

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Transform Lives Through Movement — Join Resurgens Orthopaedics as a Physical Therapist! At Resurgens, we’re redefining musculoskeletal care with a patient-first approach and a culture built on collaboration, growth, and purpose. As a Physical Therapist on our team, you’ll do more than treat injuries — you’ll help people move better, recover faster, and live pain-free.

Why Choose Resurgens?

Culture That Supports You

Work in a collaborative environment where innovation, compassion, and continuous learning are part of everyday practice. Your voice matters here.

Career Growth Built In

Access mentorship programs, leadership development, and advanced tools to help you grow professionally and personally.

Purpose-Driven Work

Every patient interaction is an opportunity to make a real impact. We prioritize outcomes that matter most to patients.

Competitive Pay + Sign-On Bonus

  • Market-leading compensation with bonus opportunities at select locations.
  • Benefits Designed for Life
  • Healthcare Options: PPO, HDHP, and Surest plans with a $100/month tobacco-free discount
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with Annual Employer Contributions
  • Additional Coverage: HSA/FSA, disability, life & AD&D, legal assistance, and more
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Employer-paid support for life’s challenges

Generous Paid Time Off

  • Up to 4 weeks annually (with increases based on tenure)
  • 7 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays
  • What You’ll Do
  • Develop individualized treatment plans
  • Implement therapeutic exercises and manual therapy techniques
  • Educate patients and families on prevention and home programs
  • Collaborate with physicians and care teams for comprehensive care
  • Stay current with advancements in physical therapy
  • What We’re Looking For
  • Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Georgia State License
  • CPR/BLS certification
  • Orthopedic experience preferred
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Compassionate, patient-focused approach

Ready to make a difference? Whether you’re starting your career or taking the next step, Resurgens offers the environment, support, and purpose to help you thrive. Apply today and join a team that moves people forward. #RES

Requirements

  • QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience
  • Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree from an accredited university physical therapy program;
  • State License to perform physical therapy granted by the individual States’ licensing entity;
  • Specialty certifications are welcome; orthopedics preferred;
  • Two years' experience treating patients in an orthopedic setting preferred.

Skills and Abilities

  • Extensive knowledge related to the physical therapy care and treatment of orthopaedic injuries and illnesses
  • Knowledge of how to create and carry out treatment plans as prescribed by referring physicians;
  • Knowledge of documentation of care and other patient information for EMR;
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in all written and verbal communications;
  • Demonstrated skills in developing successful cross- discipline relationships with other healthcare professionals;
  • Strong organizational skills with demonstrated attention to detail;
  • Demonstrated conflict management skills;
  • Ability to interact effectively with patients and their families or caregivers;
  • Ability to travel between multiple site locations (if applicable);
  • Valid driver’s license and driving history meeting Resurgens’ requirements (if applicable);
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form;
  • Basic working knowledge of software (Windows, Internet, Excel, Word and Outlook);

PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to utilize standard office equipment including computers, keyboards, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.?

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to sit, stand for extended periods, walk, reach with hands and arms, and to talk and hear.? Employee may be occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.?

The physical requirements of this position generally require a medium physical demand level, but due to outpatient healthcare setting may involve patient transfers, with team lifting up to 100+ pounds.?

Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds, and constant lifting of negligible to 10-pound objects.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.?

Employee must have the means to attend training and or meeting sessions at offsite locations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to risk of infectious diseases when interacting with patients and/or family members.? The employee may be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PRIVACY & SECURITY AWARENESS While performing the duties of this job, it is imperative that the employee remain aware of Resurgens policies, Information Security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for minimizing threats and ensuring protection of PHI.? The success of HIPAA policies and procedures is dependent upon the awareness and buy-in of everyone involved in daily healthcare operations, including reporting incidents to their supervisor or directly to the HIPPA leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement individualized treatment plans using therapeutic exercises and manual therapy to help patients recover from musculoskeletal injuries. Collaborate with physicians and care teams to provide comprehensive care and educate patients on prevention and home programs.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individualized treatment planningPatient educationOrthopedic careEMR documentationCross-discipline collaborationPatient-focused care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 30% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (262 salary observations; 1,070 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (7,156 salary observations; 29,836 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 Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

28
<$115k
4
$115k-135k
10
$135k-155k
8
$155k-175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 40 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
71% this job
Loan repayment
40%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,135 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lawrenceville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,895/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Resurgens Orthopaedics

Hospitals and Health Care
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PPO, HDHP, and Surest health plans
Dental & Vision Insurance
401(k) with Annual Employer Contributions
HSA/FSA
Disability insurance
Life & AD&D insurance
Legal assistance
Employee Assistance Program