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Carolina Therapy Services
Elkin, North Carolina

PTA/Physical Therapist Assistant- Elkin, NC

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Skilled Nursing Facility

Elkin, NC

PTAPRN

Why Join Our Team

Carolina Therapy Services is headquartered in Dunn, North Carolina, and is a therapist-owned and managed rehabilitation company. Through our network, clinicians, and locations, we offer personalized rehabilitation services across North Carolina to pediatric and adult patients in a variety of settings.

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in those we serve through a caring, compassionate approach to rehabilitation programs. We provide the highest level of therapeutic intervention for our patients, delivered with the personalized service that has been the hallmark of our company.

About the Position

  • Provide evidenced based therapeutic assessments and interventions in a Skilled Nursing Setting to both post-acute, and long-term care patients
  • PRN applicants
  • Schedule is flexible; department is open from 6am-8pm, 7 days/week
  • Collaborate and work in a team setting with other excellent clinicians and restorative nursing staff

Requirements

NC PTA

Benefits

Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing evidence-based therapeutic assessments and interventions for both post-acute and long-term care patients within a Skilled Nursing Setting. Applicants are expected to work on a PRN basis with a flexible schedule available between 6 am and 8 pm, seven days a week.

Key Skills

Post-Acute Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (583 salary observations; 1,827 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs · 7 employers

4
<$75k
1
$79k
2
$85k-95k
1
$96k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
80%
CME allowance
60%
Relocation assistance
20%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (Inpatient) - Acute Rehab Therapies (Full-Time, Days)

Enloe Health · Chico, California

$34.02-$45.93/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Center Well · Peachtree City, Georgia

$64k-$88k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (FT)

$38-$42/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant - Licensed PTA

$30-$38/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

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.