Physical Therapist - Outpatient or Acute Care
Listed compensation
$70k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
We are now hiring a full-time Physical Therapist to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic or Acute Care setting in Americus, GA. 40 hours per week are available. All caseload under one roof, no driving in the community. The patient population is general orthopedics - all ages. Top pay and benefits with negotiable sign-on bonus.
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
We will respect your privacy and your inquiry will be kept confidential.
Job Requirements
State Licensure as a Physical Therapist
- Open to all experience levels, including new grads.
- Able to work full-time hours of 40 per week.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to patients in an outpatient orthopedic or acute care setting. Manage a general orthopedic caseload for patients of all ages.
Requirements
Candidates must hold state licensure as a Physical Therapist. The position is open to all experience levels, including new graduates, and requires a 40-hour work week.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Georgia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (487 salary observations; 2,242 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $73k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $70k | Physical Therapy median $88k (middle half $82k–$94k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Georgia vs national | $89k median in Georgia | $94k nationally (−5%)487 state / 12,992 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$73k in purchasing power | Georgia index 96.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Georgia | 896 active | 21,981 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 50% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Georgia Physical Therapist listings: 37% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 30% offer loan repayment931 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,700 in the last 30 days | 4,517 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Americus
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $138k≈ 2.0× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $834/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.