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Northside Hospital
Cumming, Georgia

Physical Therapist (Acute)

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Why Choose Northside and Its Rehabilitation Team?

Northside supports our employees’ professional and personal growth.

Offers advanced certification and specialty training financial support and tuition reimbursement. Available upon hire.

Staff career advancement levels programs.

Fosters an environment that promotes work/life balance. We embrace diversity. We care about you.

  • Highly recognized and supportive organization with a valued rehabilitation services department.
  • Compassionate, dedicated, innovative team of highly specialized professional staff with a focus on providing evidence based care
  • Supportive leadership team encouraging personal growth and development.
  • Strong collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams.
  • Strong supporters of our community through screenings, education, volunteering, and community service initiatives.
  • Focus on service excellence and providing expert level care to our patients.
  • Seasoned clinicians and mentors, many with advanced certifications & specialty training.
  • Residency and enrichment programs underway with other key residency programs to come
  • Longevity within our team, often celebrating 20, 30, and 40 years of service

Responsibilities

Develops and administers physical therapy programs and treatments for inpatients and outpatients of age groups defined by clinical competency which may include neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. The duties of this position require patient and family education and the exercise of courtesy and patience in speaking with and assisting patients, families, medical personnel and others in order to provide quality customer service.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.
  • Licensed as a Physical Therapist by the Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy.
  • Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • PREFERRED
  • Two (2) years of licensed clinical experience

Work Hours (EX:7AM-7PM)

8:15 - 4:45

Weekend Requirements

Yes

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Inpatient careOutpatient carePatient educationMultidisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $90k (middle half $83k–$95k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Georgia893 active22,213 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 31% offer loan repayment927 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,996 in the last 30 days4,461 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 34 employers
18
<$105k
14
$105k-125k
2
$125k-145k
11
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
54%
Loan repayment
36%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist, PT, Flexible FT Weekday ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Port St. Lucie, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Augusta, Georgia

$75/hr
#3

Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$75/hr
#4

School Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$73/hr
+ 43 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 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Northside Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Advanced certification and specialty training financial support
Tuition reimbursement available upon hire
Staff career advancement levels programs
Work/life balance environment
Residency and enrichment programs

Living in Cumming

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$443k
Typical market rent
$2,207/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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