Physical Therapist Assistant PTA
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Job Description
Physical Therapist Assistant PTA - NHC HealthCare Charleston Charleston, SC
Join our in-house therapy team where quality care, teamwork, and a positive atmosphere come first.
Why NHC Charleston?
We’re a fun, supportive, family-oriented team that celebrates growth and great work. Enjoy competitive pay, flexibility, and a place where you truly feel valued.
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Paid Time Off
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
- 401k with company contribution
- Continuing Education
- Stock options
- Uniforms
We’re hiring a Full Time Physical Therapist Assistant to support our experienced rehab team. Enjoy a working on an experienced rehab team and the chance to make a real impact every day.
Requirements
- Positive, reliable team player
- South Carolina PTA license
- SNF experience a plus
NHC is a nationwide leader in senior care, built on teamwork, innovation, and integrity.
Love working with seniors? We’d love to meet you.
Please apply nhccare.com/locations/charleston/
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will support the experienced rehab team in providing quality care to patients. They will work collaboratively in a positive, team-oriented environment to ensure effective rehabilitation services.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (360 salary observations; 1,219 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant PTA at Adams Place a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Annual compensation range
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Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)
$38-$42/hrPhysical Therapist Assistant
$30-$36/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Charleston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $534k
- Typical market rent
- $2,312/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.0
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.