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Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist AssistantPart-time

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Job Description

"A different kind of care that ensures you’re surrounded by people who make a difference in your life"

Physical Therapist Assistant - NHC Homecare Low Country

The Physical Therapist Assistant is a skilled technical provider of physical therapy treatments and related duties working under the direction of the Physical Therapist.

Qualifications

  • Must have an Associate’s Degree from a recognized Physical Therapist Assistant Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
  • Must be licensed in the state in which the assistant will be practicing.
  • Active member of state and national Physical Therapy Associations preferred.

Job Highlights

  • Provides physical therapy services as directed by the physical therapist and ordered by the physician according to policies and procedures and state/federal regulation.
  • Assists the physical therapist with evaluation of progress toward goals.
  • Observes records and reports to the therapist the conditions, reactions and responses related to assigned duties.
  • Maintains daily records of treatments. Documents progress notes regarding patients as directed by the therapist.

The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge... innovation and improvement... teamwork and collaboration... and honesty and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners, not only to the health of our patients, but to the well-being of the communities we serve.

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/homecare-low-country/

We look forward to talking with you!!

EOE

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant provides physical therapy treatments and related services under the direction of a Physical Therapist. They are responsible for observing patient progress, maintaining daily treatment records, and documenting patient notes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careDocumentationRehabilitationClinical reportingTreatment planning

Physical Therapist Career Context

In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (308 salary observations; 1,402 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,313 salary observations; 61,588 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 South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $67k (middle half $61k–$73k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
South Carolina vs national$91k median in South Carolina$94k nationally (−4%)308 state / 12,313 national salary observations
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in South Carolina503 active21,919 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 24% offer loan repayment524 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 PTA Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

5 jobs
2
<$70k
1
$72k
2
$75k-80k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

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

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers · Madison, Connecticut

$28-$38/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Quincy Medical Group · Quincy, Illinois

$25-$37.5/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant Full Time Outpatient

$23.5-$34.5/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$26-$33/hr
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

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

Living in North Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,742/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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