Physical Therapist, Outpatient
Listed compensation
$80k-$98k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Access Physical Therapy is hiring a full-time Outpatient Physical Therapist (PT/DPT) in Raleigh, NC. Pay is $80,000 to $98,000 per year, plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus.
Join a small, collaborative team treating orthopedic, sports, post-surgical, vestibular, and balance patients, from youth athletes to older adults. You'll use dry needling, blood flow restriction therapy, cupping, and running analysis in daily practice. Clinicians at every career stage, from newly licensed to board certified, get a development plan built around their goals.
What We Offer
- $80,000 to $98,000 per year, based on experience
- Full-time, 40 hours per week, with a schedule built around clinic needs and your preferences where possible
- Sign-on bonus of $5,000
Structured mentorship and professional development planning from day one, with a supported transition into the clinic and a gradual caseload ramp-up
Pay that grows with your expertise through our Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE), with milestones like board certification
Up to $1,500 in annual CEU support, plus professional education and certification funded through Evidence In Motion (EIM)
AI-powered clinical documentation built into the Clinicient Insight EMR, designed to cut after-hours charting so work stays at work
Who We Are
At Access Physical Therapy in partnership with Confluent Health and our family of affiliated brands, physical therapists practice in an environment built for high quality care, professional growth, and sustainable careers. We support clinicians with innovative tools, strong mentorship, and clear development pathways.
Ready to grow with a team that invests in you? Apply today.
Life in North Raleigh
Our clinic is in North Raleigh, a leafy, active part of the city with easy access to downtown Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. You're close to the shopping and dining at North Hills, scenic lakes like Shelley Lake, and more than 100 miles of greenway trails, so walking, running, and biking are part of daily life. It's a community that values staying active, and our patients reflect that.
Responsibilities
Evaluate patients and identify the root causes of movement dysfunction through history and physical examination
- Build evidence-based plans of care around each patient's goals, needs, and lifestyle
- Deliver therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and modalities
- Track outcomes, adjust treatment, and advocate for patients throughout recovery
Qualifications
Licensed Physical Therapist in North Carolina (or ability to obtain licensure in North Carolina)
Passion for evidence-based, patient-centered care
About
Compensation: $80,000 - 98,000/year + productivity incentives, with additional compensation opportunities for certifications. Benefits include generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, and 401(K) with a 4% employer match.
Confluent Health, LLC and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
If you need assistance or would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@goconfluent.com.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (470 salary observations; 2,005 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $80k–$98k | Physical Therapy median $94k (middle half $88k–$111k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina vs national | $90k median in North Carolina | $94k nationally (−4%)470 state / 12,288 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$94k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina | 760 active | 22,065 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina physical therapist listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 27% offer loan repayment792 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,998 in the last 30 days | 4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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