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Waynesboro, Georgia

Physical Therapist Assistant - University Home Health Services

Physical TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 6mo 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.

Total Rewards that work for you:? Competitive and equitable compensation for all roles? Total Wellness programs for you and your family

  • Wellness Coaching App – 24/7 Live Coaching
  • Physician and Nursing Peer Coaching
  • Financial Wellness Planning and Education
  • Broad Employee Assistance Program services? PTO your way
  • Combined PTO days for greater flexibility
  • 100% paid Maternity Leave (requires return to work)
  • Employer Paid Military Leave
  • Opportunity for PTO cash-in
  • Celebrate Diversity – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Paid Holiday? Benefits
  • Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans
  • Dental and Vision
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Care
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Fully paid long term disability
  • Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Making Great Culture Happen

Our inclusive culture welcomes and celebrates you — we’re stronger because of our team members’ diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Named an America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group, we offer 17 local Diversity Councils, all working together to ensure that Piedmont feels like family.

Committed to a Stronger Georgia

Piedmont’s Georgia roots run deep. We strengthen our communities through award-winning care for patients and award-winning workplaces where our team members thrive.

Responsibilities

Waynesboro, GA location

The Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) performs treatment and provides exercise instruction and patient education aimed at improving/enhancing the patient's well-being while following the established plan of care.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Associate’s Degree from a CAPTE accredited program Required
  • Work Experience
  • No experience required Required

Licenses and Certifications

  • PTA - Physical Therapist Assistant Current licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice Upon Hire Required
  • CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
  • DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Upon Hire Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Augusta Hospital

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient careRehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (556 salary observations; 2,050 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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).

Top PTA Jobs

8 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution7 jobs · 6 employers

4
<$80k
2
$80k-90k
1
$96k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution8 jobs · 6 employers

0
1-2
0
3-4
2
5-6
4
7-8
2
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (Inpatient) - Acute Rehab Therapies (Full-Time, Days)

Enloe Health · Chico, California

$34.02-$45.93/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Center Well · Peachtree City, Georgia

$64k-$88k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)

$38-$42/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$30-$36/hr
+ 6 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.7
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Waynesboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$193k
Median resident rent
$746/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Piedmont Healthcare

Medical Practices
Statesville, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO Flexibility
Maternity Leave
Military Leave
Adoption Assistance
Flexible Spending Accounts