Physical Therapist l - Acute Care Pediatrics - Atrium Health Stanly - FT

2 days ago
United States$79K - $119KFull TimePediatrics
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join American Addiction Centers as a Physical Therapist – Pediatric Acute Care in United States. Department: 37503 Atrium Health Stanly - Outpatient Rehabilitation Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Pediatric Position. Caseload is primarily OP Pediatrics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day.
  • Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead.
  • Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
  • Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely.

Requirements

  • Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication.
  • Vision (corrected) adequate for reading.
  • Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties.
  • Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $79K - $119K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join American Addiction Centers as a Physical Therapist – Pediatric Acute Care.

Key Skills

Pediatric physical therapyAcute careOrthopedic physical therapyPatient evaluationCare planningTherapeutic exercisePatient educationDischarge planningSupervision of PTADocumentationClinical assessmentRehabilitation
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist l - Acute Care Pediatrics - Atrium Health Stanly - FT at American Addiction Centers a 3.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Pediatrics psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context

This Pediatrics position at American Addiction Centers is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Pediatrics professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $245k, with the typical range spanning $190k to $320k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

American Addiction Centers lists compensation for this psychologist position at $38k to $57k annually.

This is approximately 81% below the national median for Pediatrics professionals, which is around $245k.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($38k–$57k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric physical therapy, Acute care, Orthopedic physical therapy, Patient evaluation, Care planning, Therapeutic exercise, Patient education, Discharge planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pediatrics role.

Core responsibilities: Provides direct physical therapy services to pediatric and acute care patients, including evaluations, treatment planning, and discharge coordination. Documents patient progress and supervises physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation aides.

Benefits package: Paid Time Off programs, Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave, Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match, Educational Assistance Program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About American Addiction Centers

Hospitals and Health Care
Brentwood, Tennessee
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Educational Assistance Program
3.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2d ago

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