Physical Therapist Assistant PTA - PRN/Maternity Leave coverage
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Job Description
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for NHC HealthCare Sumter
Join our in-house therapy team where quality care, teamwork, and a positive atmosphere come first.
Why NHC Sumter?
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
- Dental & Vision insurance
- 401k with company contribution
- Continuing Education
- Stock options
- Uniforms
We’re hiring a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant to support our experienced rehab team to cover a maternity leave. Enjoy the chance to make a real impact every day. This PRN position would be full time for 12 weeks, beginning late Sept/early October, and continue as PRN after the 12 week period, After the 12 week period, this position would continue as PRN.
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/sumter/
EOE
Key Responsibilities
Provide quality rehabilitation care as part of an in-house therapy team. Support the rehab team specifically to cover a maternity leave for a period of 12 weeks.
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 - PRN/Maternity Leave coverage 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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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Sumter
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $207k
- Typical market rent
- $1,509/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.0
- 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 · Sumter, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.