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ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina

Physical Therapist I

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Position Summary

Provides direct patient care by evaluation and treatment in patient population served according to age and condition. Actively seeks to improve knowledge and skills of self and others. Provides appropriate leadership. Meets competency requirements. Will also be involved in team dynamics and participate in interdisciplinary activities when appropriate.

Minimum Requirements

Graduation with Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral Degree from an APTA Accredited school of Physical Therapy.

Less than three years of licensure.

PT licensure with State of North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy (NCBPT) is required by start date.

Clinical Ladder Other Information

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About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care through evaluation and treatment based on age and condition. Participates in interdisciplinary activities and team dynamics while maintaining clinical competency.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree from an APTA-accredited Physical Therapy program. Must hold or be eligible for a North Carolina Physical Therapy license with less than three years of experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationTreatment PlanningInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist I at ECU Health Medical Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,438 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Physical Therapist Career Context

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (166 salary observations; 508 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,705 salary observations; 16,929 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 40% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution47 jobs · 37 employers

20
<$105k
18
$105k-125k
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$125k-145k
7
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
51%
Loan repayment
33%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 21,438 Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Greenville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$238k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Greenville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About ECU Health Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Greenville, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
PTO
Malpractice Coverage