
Physical Therapist I - Outpatient
Charlotte, NCFull-time$35.5–53.25/hrPosted 2w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Physical Therapist I evaluates outpatient rehabilitation patients, develops and adjusts care plans, and provides evidence-based interventions toward functional goals. The role includes documenting treatment and outcomes, communicating progress with physicians and clinical staff, coordinating schedules and discharge planning, and supervising PTAs and rehabilitation aides as required for licensure. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturday coverage based on clinic needs.
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Full job description
Department:
37639 Carolinas Rehabilitation: Charlotte - Outpatient Rehabilitation: Pineville Med Plz
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday through Friday. Schedule will vary based on clinic needs. Occasion Saturday coverage may be required based on operational needs
Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25
Essential Functions
- Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
- Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
- Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment to adjust the plan of care as needed .
- Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
- Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
- Provides supervision of PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.
Physical Requirements Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.
Education, Experience and Certifications Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy program required. applicable state license for Physical Therapy required. BLS required per policy guidelines.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
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Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
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Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
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Incentive pay for select positions
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Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
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Paid Time Off programs
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Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
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Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
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Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
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Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
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Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,471 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35.5–53.25/hr
- North Carolina median$41–57/hr128 hourly ranges
- US median$47–60/hr3,017 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.38/hr, is 7% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Physical Therapist hourly ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 313 open Physical Therapist jobs in North Carolina and 10,471 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Advocate Health (this employer)66 open
- BAYADA Home Health Care26 open
- BrightSpring Health Services25 open
- Experience
- Physical Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,871 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,939 of the 10,471 open Physical Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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