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Piedmont Healthcare
Macon, GA, US

Physical Therapist - Inpatient, Days

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

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When you join Piedmont, you’re not just changing your work environment. We open doors to real change in the lives we touch — especially yours. We’re committed to bringing award-winning care to communities across Georgia and celebrating the strength our diversity creates. Together, we’re doing big things. One employee, one team, and one community at a time.

Piedmont is a place where your work truly matters—and where you’re supported to do your best every day. We offer a collaborative culture, innovative resources, and leadership that is genuinely invested in your growth. With competitive benefits, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement, you’ll have what you need to thrive now and build a strong future.

Responsibilities

Provides physical therapy services for a designated group of patients, assisting them to reach highest level of physical independence. Conducts physical therapy evaluations, modalities, and treatments to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease or injury.

Provides patient care to all age groups to include pediatric, adult and geriatric. Responsible for the care of patients treated by physical therapist assistants. May be responsible for orientation and ongoing guidance of assigned staff.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program with a BS, MS, or DPT Required
  • Must maintain current CEU’s as by the State
  • Work Experience
  • 2 years of experience Preferred
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Current Georgia Physical Therapist License or current compact privileges in Georgia Required
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support through AHA Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Macon Medical

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPain reliefDisability preventionPediatric careAdult careGeriatric careStaff guidance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (442 salary observations; 2,127 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (11,826 salary observations; 61,306 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,800 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Georgia vs national$89k median in Georgia$93k nationally (−5%)442 state / 11,826 national salary observations
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Georgia887 active21,715 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 34% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusGeorgia Physical Therapist listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 30% offer loan repayment918 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,800 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

48 jobs · 37 employers
24
<$105k
7
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k
5
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
Loan repayment
36%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Augusta, Georgia

$75/hr
#2

Physical Therapist (PT)

Healthpro Heritage · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

$70-$75/hr
#3

School Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$73/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

$150k
+ 46 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,800 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Piedmont Healthcare

Medical Practices
Statesville, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus Available
Competitive benefits
Wellness programs
Opportunities for advancement

Living in Macon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$160k
Typical market rent
$1,210/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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