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Athens, Georgia

Physical Therapist, Weekends

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Experience the Advantages of Real Career Change

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.

You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

Provides physical therapy services for a designated group of patients, assisting them to reach highest level of physical independence. Conducts physical therapy evaluations, modalities, and treatments to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease or injury.

Provides patient care to all age groups to include pediatric, adult and geriatric. Responsible for the care of patients treated by physical therapist assistants. May be responsible for orientation and ongoing guidance of assigned staff.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program with a BS, MS, or DPT Required
  • Must maintain current CEU’s as by the State
  • Work Experience
  • 2 years of experience Preferred
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Current Georgia Physical Therapist License or current compact privileges in Georgia Required
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support through AHA Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationRehabilitationPain reliefDisability preventionStaff guidance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (416 salary observations; 2,147 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,783 salary observations; 58,901 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 Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $96k (middle half $88k–$116k)26 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Georgia vs national$89k median in Georgia$94k nationally (−5%)416 state / 10,783 national salary observations
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Georgia900 active21,881 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Physical Therapist listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 30% offer loan repayment935 active listings, Oct 2026
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 Physical Therapist Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 30 employers
23
<$110k
12
$110k-130k
5
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Boost Home Healthcare - Northern Colorado · Greeley, Colorado

$68-$76/hr
#2

Physical Therapist In Home Healthcare

Boost Home Healthcare - Northern Colorado · Fort Collins, Colorado

$68-$76/hr
#3

Travel Physical Therapist

$75/hr
#4

Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$75/hr
+ 45 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,001 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Athens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,782/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.3
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Athens-Clarke County, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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