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Clemmons, North Carolina

Physical Therapist, Outpatient

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38.2-$57.3/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Department: 37635 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Outpatient Rehabilitation: Clemmons Med Plz

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Full Time

Pay Range

  • $38.20 - $57.30
  • We’re hiring a Full-Time Physical Therapist in Clemmons!

Come be part of a dynamic, collaborative team that values teamwork, learning, and supporting one another. We’re looking for a PT who is team-oriented, motivated to learn, and ready to make a difference for our patients.

  • Flexible work schedule
  • Supportive, team-focused environment
  • One Saturday every six weeks
  • Come grow with us!

What You'll Need

Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure, active member of APTA encouraged, but not required.

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required
  • CPR certification required every two years.

What You'll Do

Provides patient care assessment and treatment. Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice. Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.

Maintains accurate patient documentation. Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate.

Meets department financial and productivity standards. Understands the budgeted expectations. Maintains productivity standards. Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.

Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identifies quality and operational opportunities.

Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees. Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety.

Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.

Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.

Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.

Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more

Paid Time Off Programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist provides comprehensive patient care, including assessments, treatment planning, and accurate clinical documentation. They also supervise students, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and ensure departmental productivity standards are met.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school and possess a current license to practice in North Carolina. Additionally, a valid CPR certification is required and must be maintained every two years.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentPatient EducationICD-9 CodingClinical SupervisionTeam CollaborationProfessional CommunicationAge-specific Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (599 salary observations; 1,901 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 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
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapyranked against 21,954 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$79k–$119kPhysical Therapy median $88k (middle half $78k–$99k)959 comparable listings, Oct 2026
North Carolina vs national$90k median in North Carolina$94k nationally (−4%)599 state / 15,367 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$105k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina752 active22,088 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment780 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,954 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, Outpatient at Advocate Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,954 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 21 employers
22
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
0
$125k-140k
7
$140k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
57%
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$165,000
#2

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#3

Physical Therapist

$111k-$150k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

$150k
+ 39 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,954 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Advocate Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Charlotte, North Carolina
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Work Schedule
Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts

Living in Clemmons

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Typical market rent
$1,785/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.0
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 · Winston-Salem, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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