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Piedmont Healthcare
Cartersville, Georgia

Physical Therapist, PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

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.

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 Cartersville

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationRehabilitationPain managementPediatric careGeriatric careClinical documentationStaff guidance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (486 salary observations; 2,101 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,279 salary observations; 60,551 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
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $96k (middle half $85k–$116k)18 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Georgia vs national$89k median in Georgia$94k nationally (−5%)486 state / 13,279 national salary observations
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Georgia892 active21,898 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 42% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Physical Therapist listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 30% offer loan repayment927 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 contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 34 employers
19
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
2
$140k
6
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
51%
Loan repayment
34%
Relocation assistance
2%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Plevna, Montana

$80/hr
#2

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Augusta, Georgia

$75/hr
#3

Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$75/hr
#4

School Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$73/hr
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,827 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Cartersville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$303k
Typical market rent
$1,747/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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