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American Addiction Centers
Elkin, North Carolina

Physical Therapist, Outpatient/Inpatient

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30.4-$45.6/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 4mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Department: 05602 WFBMG Hugh Chatham: Chatham Medical Park - Outpatient Therapy Status: Full time

Benefits

Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Various: Tentatively: 9 to 6 M-F Outpatient 70%; Inpatient 30%: Schedule will depend on census and caseload needs of departmental needs.

Pay Range $30.40 - $45.60 Position Highlights

Location: Elkin, North Carolina Settings: Inpatient, Outpatient What We Offer: Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.

Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.

Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor's degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

What You'll Need: Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure, active member of APTA encouraged, but not required. Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required CPR certification required every two years.

What You'll Do: Provides patient care assessment and treatment. Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice.

Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals. Maintains accurate patient documentation. Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.

Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate. Meets department financial and productivity standards. Understands the budgeted expectations. Maintains productivity standards.

Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department. Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identifies quality and operational opportunities.

Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees. Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety.

Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.

Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.

Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits. This is Transformation One shared purpose brought us together.

Now, as one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States, our combined strength and stability drives us forward. Starting with You Caring for nearly 3 million people has inspired a transformation.

One in which the patient’s experience guides our vision and empowers us to offer new possibilities in our communities. Reshaping Access What is access? It’s offering more sites of care than any other health system in the Midwest. But there’s a new frontier.

Access is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it Inspiring Professionals With our dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where we live and work, we’ll touch more lives and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities.

Transforming Care We’re redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials.

Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care Neurosciences Gynecology Oncology Pediatrics Primary Care Neurology Geriatrics Trauma Care

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive patient care assessments and treatments across both inpatient and outpatient settings. Maintain accurate documentation and supervise physical therapy students to ensure quality care delivery.

Requirements

Must be licensed to practice Physical Therapy in North Carolina and hold a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited school. Current CPR certification is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningICD-9 CodingClinical SupervisionPatient EducationInterpersonal CommunicationFunctional Evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, Outpatient/Inpatient at American Addiction Centers a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,634 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 32% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% 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)), so the posted ~$79k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
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  • No weekends

Living in Elkin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$257k
Median resident rent
$807/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Day 1 Health Coverage
Generous PTO (up to 25 days/year)
Parental Benefits (6 weeks maternity, 4 weeks paternity)
Retirement (up to 7% employer-paid)
Education Reimbursement (up to $2,500/year bachelor's, $5,000/year graduate)