Physical Therapist Assistant
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Job Description
Company Description
Advance Rehabilitation is committed to being the most sought-after physical therapy company in the Southeast for services including industrial rehabilitation, athletic training, and sports medicine. Our mission is to provide the highest quality rehabilitation services in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner while delivering excellence in Outpatient care.
Advance Rehabilitation Connects, Adapts, Empowers, Delivers, and Serves to transform lives!
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for orthopedics and a thirst for continued knowledge and growth.
What You'll Do
- Assist in assessing patients to develop and initiate treatment plans based on the evaluation results
- Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, following established protocols and patient care guidelines
- Document findings, progress, and instructions to patients and caregivers
- Support in ensuring patient care performed by assistants and rehabilitation technicians meets standards
Assist in completing written plans of care, developing goals based on evaluation findings, and contributing to comprehensive programs to attain goals
Support in implementing physical therapy treatment programs and providing essential physical therapy treatments
Communicate effectively with patients/caregivers and professional colleagues, including physicians and insurance companies, under the guidance of a Physical Therapist
Qualifications
- Graduate from a CAPTE-accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program
- Current state of Georgia PTA license, CPR certification
- Exercise, sports rehab, and manual-based skills
- Outgoing and energetic personality
- New graduates are welcome!
- Additional Information
- Competitive compensation
- Sign-on bonuses available
- MENTORSHIP and continuing education
- In-house APTA accredited RESIDENCY program available
- 401K
- Community service opportunities.
- Get to interact with a great team and support staff and so much more
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide direct patient care and implement treatment plans under the supervision of a Physical Therapist. They are also responsible for documenting patient progress and communicating effectively with the healthcare team and caregivers.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (563 salary observations; 2,079 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,056 salary observations; 57,503 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 Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Summerville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $225k
- Median resident rent
- $593/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 35 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.