Physical Therapist (PT) - School-Based Pediatric, Dalton GA
Listed compensation
$72-$88/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join CLFC Healthcare and Communications as a School-Based Pediatric Physical Therapist – Dalton, GA in Dalton, GA, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $72 - $82/hr.
- Independent Contractor (1099)
- PCS Specialty Differential (+$3-$6/hr, ceiling $88/hr)
- PCS-Track Development Differential (+$2-$4/hr)
- Bilingual Differential (+$2-$4/hr)
- Bi-weekly Pay
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join CLFC Healthcare and Communications as a School-Based Pediatric Physical Therapist – Dalton, GA.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will deliver IEP-driven therapy services to students aged 3-21, focusing on mobility, gait, and functional movement. They are responsible for conducting evaluations, attending IEP meetings, and documenting services in compliance with Medicaid standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Georgia Physical Therapy license and a DPT or Master's degree from a CAPTE-accredited program. Experience in pediatric or school-based physical therapy and current CPR/BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context
CLFC Healthcare and Communications holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 55 active listings.
In Georgia, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (747 salary observations; 1,687 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (21,236 salary observations; 48,196 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Physical Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $173k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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