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AU Medical Center
Augusta, Georgia

Senior Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Internal Compensation Grade

AH32

Work Shift

Various (United States of America)

Job Summary

Part of a large and varied team consisting of physicians, nurses, allied health personnel, and members of the community. Provides direct patient care to a variety of diagnostic categories and supervising junior staff, rehabilitation technicians, volunteers and students. Serves as mentors to new staff members.

Caseloads may consist of adult and pediatric inpatients and outpatients. Serves on departmental committees, serves as a speaker for educational programs/classes, and participates in process improvement and quality initiatives. Demonstrates advanced clinical expertise in a specialty area.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Patient Treatment: Implements treatment plan utilizing current theory and practice; works towards established goals; modifies goals and treatment plan as necessary and indicated. Documents treatment plan according to department policy and bills for services. Coordinates appropriate follow up post discharge from care.

Patient Assessment: Performs functions related to patient evaluation/re-evaluation, goal setting, and discharge planning according to department policy and procedures. Documents findings according to department policy and bills for services.

Ensures findings are shared with appropriate individuals and provides necessary follow up. Education: Provides a positive learning environment for observers, volunteers, students, and co-workers. Willingly accepts learners and ensures learning objectives are achieved.

Provides learning opportunities for department staff on topics related to clinical specialty. Leadership: Serves as a member/leader of a department, AUMC, campus or community program or project. Mentors new staff and assists in leadership development of other team members.

Provides input and suggestions for quality improvement to department leaders. Productivity: Meets departmental productivity standards. Takes initiative to insure that established productivity standard is met on an ongoing and regular basis. Takes an active role in servicing patients with immediate needs.

Documents productivity in a timely manner. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

Bachelors Physical Therapy

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

  • All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
  • BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor or BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support
  • PT - Physical Therapist

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 5 years Physical therapy Required or Minimum 3 years physical therapy plus 2 years of experience in supervisory role. Preferred

Required Minimum Skills

We’d like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we’ll help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy.

We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our team members and our team members care for the community. Make a difference in patients’ lives… and your own! Here, it’s more than healthcare – it’s CareerCare!

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care to adult and pediatric populations while supervising junior staff, students, and volunteers. Participates in departmental committees, quality improvement initiatives, and educational programs to enhance clinical standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and a valid PT license. Candidates must have at least 5 years of physical therapy experience or 3 years of experience plus 2 years in a supervisory role.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningMentoringDocumentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (556 salary observations; 2,050 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution46 jobs · 34 employers

19
<$105k
11
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k
4
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
5%

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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 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$178k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About AU Medical Center

Medical Practices
Augusta, Georgia
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Wellness Program
Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits