Physical Therapist - Outpatient or Acute Care
Listed compensation
$70k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
We are now hiring a full-time Physical Therapist to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic or Acute Care setting in Americus, GA. 40 hours per week are available. All caseload under one roof, no driving in the community. The patient population is general orthopedics - all ages. Top pay and benefits with negotiable sign-on bonus.
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
We will respect your privacy and your inquiry will be kept confidential.
Job Requirements
State Licensure as a Physical Therapist
- Open to all experience levels, including new grads.
- Able to work full-time hours of 40 per week.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services in an outpatient orthopedic or acute care setting. Manage a general orthopedic caseload for patients of all ages.
Requirements
Candidates must hold state licensure as a Physical Therapist. The position is open to all experience levels, including new graduates, and requires a 40-hour work week.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (558 salary observations; 2,066 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,883 salary observations; 56,734 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)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $73k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Americus
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $139k≈ 2.0× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $938/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.