Physical Therapist Assistant PTA
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Job Description
Physical Therapist Assistant PTA - NHC HealthCare Charleston Charleston, SC
Join our in-house therapy team where quality care, teamwork, and a positive atmosphere come first.
Why NHC Charleston?
We’re a fun, supportive, family-oriented team that celebrates growth and great work. Enjoy competitive pay, flexibility, and a place where you truly feel valued.
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Paid Time Off
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
- 401k with company contribution
- Continuing Education
- Stock options
- Uniforms
We’re hiring a Full Time Physical Therapist Assistant to support our experienced rehab team. Enjoy a working on an experienced rehab team and the chance to make a real impact every day.
Requirements
- Positive, reliable team player
- South Carolina PTA license
- SNF experience a plus
NHC is a nationwide leader in senior care, built on teamwork, innovation, and integrity.
Love working with seniors? We’d love to meet you.
Please apply nhccare.com/locations/charleston/
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will be responsible for supporting the experienced rehabilitation team in providing quality care to patients. This role involves actively participating in the therapy process to make a real impact daily.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (360 salary observations; 1,219 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 South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant PTA at Adams Place a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Annual compensation range
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Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)
$38-$42/hrPhysical Therapist Assistant
$30-$36/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Charleston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $534k
- Typical market rent
- $2,312/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.0
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.