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Prava Therapy
Charlotte, North Carolina

Physical Therapist - Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Care

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Job Description

We are a neurologic specialty outpatient practice focused on helping individuals with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and similar neurologic conditions maintain mobility, independence, and quality of life.

This is a mobile outpatient therapy position (not home health) where therapists treat patients in their homes and community settings.

  • Why Therapists Choose This Role
  • Flexible schedule and autonomy
  • Full caseload available (32+ hours/week)
  • Neurologic specialty practice (Parkinson’s & dementia care)
  • Streamlined, AI-assisted documentation system designed to minimize charting time
  • Mobile app for simple visit documentation and scheduling
  • Mobile outpatient model – not traditional home health
  • Full administrative support (we handle scheduling, billing, referrals)
  • Opportunity to build strong long-term patient relationships

About the Role

  • This role focuses on rehabilitation for patients living with:
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Dementia
  • Movement disorders
  • Balance and gait impairments
  • Neurologic mobility limitations

Cognitive and Functional Decline

  • You will provide outpatient-style therapy in patients’ homes or community settings, allowing treatment to focus on real-world mobility and function.
  • Experience with LSVT BIG, LSVT LOUD, or similar neurologic rehabilitation approaches is recommended.

Therapists interested in developing expertise in Parkinson’s therapy, movement disorder treatment, balance training, and cognitive rehabilitation are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and treat patients with neurologic and movement disorders
  • Provide mobile outpatient therapy in patient homes or community settings
  • Document visits using our EMR system
  • Collaborate with physicians and care teams as needed

Position Details

  • 1099 Independent Contractor
  • PRN / flexible scheduling
  • Competitive per-visit compensation
  • Administrative team manages scheduling, referrals, billing, and insurance

Qualifications

  • Licensed Physical Therapist in the state
  • Interest in neurologic rehabilitation
  • Experience treating Parkinson’s disease, dementia, or neurologic conditions preferred
  • Experience with LSVT BIG or LSVT LOUD is a plus

Ability to Travel Locally to Patient Homes

If you are passionate about helping individuals with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurologic conditions maintain independence and mobility, we’d love to connect.

Work Location: South Charlotte, specifically covering the Matthews and Ballantyne area

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical therapyParkinson's disease careAlzheimer's careGait impairment therapyPatient assessmentMobile therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (591 salary observations; 1,875 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,227 salary observations; 58,316 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $88k (middle half $76k–$99k)959 comparable listings, Oct 2026
North Carolina vs national$90k median in North Carolina$94k nationally (−4%)591 state / 15,227 national salary observations
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina735 active21,928 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 34 employers
26
<$105k
12
$105k-125k
2
$128k
7
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

46 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
41%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$70-$73/hr
#2

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$111k-$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,948 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Prava Therapy

Software Development
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Autonomy
Full caseload available (32+ hours/week)
AI-assisted documentation system
Mobile app for documentation
Administrative support

Living in Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$352k
Typical market rent
$1,729/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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