No salary listed — similar Physical Therapist roles pay ~$88k (median of 28 jobs)

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Catawba
Hickory, North Carolina

Inpatient Physical Therapist / Inpatient Rehab-Ancillary / Full-Time / Days

Physical TherapistFull-Time
Posted 58m ago · Verified live

About the Role

Inpatient Physical Therapist at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC. Full-time, days. No experience required. Comprehensive healthcare services.

Join Catawba as a Inpatient Physical Therapist – Days in Hickory, North Carolina. of Performance Expectations. Evaluates patients referred for physical therapy to maximize functional mobility and promote return to independent level of function.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Catawba as a Inpatient Physical Therapist – Days.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates patients to maximize functional mobility and develops, implements, and revises individualized treatment plans. Provides prevention and wellness services while supervising the clinical activities of physical therapist assistants and non-licensed personnel.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and a current North Carolina license or licensure from a compact state. Candidates must possess or obtain BCLS certification for healthcare providers within three months of employment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyFunctional mobilityTreatment planningPatient evaluationWellness servicesHealth promotionClinical supervisionBCLSRehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (665 salary observations; 1,368 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (19,903 salary observations; 45,283 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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