Therapist - Physical
Compensation
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Job Description
Work Shift
Day - 8 Hour (United States of America)Responsible for treating assigned patients including obtaining accurate prescription, reviewing charts adequately, evaluating patients and documenting according to policy.
Qualifications
Education & Training
Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited university.
Experience
Three (3) internships/affiliations satisfactorily completed. Twelve (12) weeks of clinical experience at a university-approved hospital.
Required Certification/Registration/Licensure: Current PT licensure by the Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy. Current AHA/ARC BLS certification. Must obtain and maintain required ortho education/training as mandated in the Houston Healthcare Joint Destination Center of Excellence Policy. Must obtain and maintain required stroke education/training as mandated in the Houston Healthcare Primary Stroke Center/Acute Stroke Ready Designation Policy.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Utilizes a variety physical therapy equipment to include ultrasound, electrical stimulation, whirlpool, iontophoresis, TEN's units, paraffin bath, fluidotherapy, Biodex, biofeedback, traction, and exercise equipment.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
FTE
1
Expanded Work Shift
On Call:
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for treating assigned patients by obtaining accurate prescriptions and reviewing medical charts. Conducts patient evaluations and maintains documentation according to hospital policy.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Mental Health Therapy — Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In Georgia, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (575 salary observations; 2,158 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,553 salary observations; 59,640 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No nights
- Includes call
Living in Warner Robins
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,425/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.8
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Warner Robins, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.