Physical Therapist (F/T) - Bluffton, SC
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open physical therapist jobs in South Carolina post a median of $51.38 an hour, the middle half $45.89–$55.50, across 13 jobs that state their pay. Physical therapists employed in South Carolina earn a median of $48.72 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
Primary Duties:
General Summary: An exempt position responsible for helping patients improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. Patients may have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling. Essential Job Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for supervising, monitoring and directing physical therapy assistants (PTAs). Assesses patients and develops treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and other clinicians. 2. Responsible for initiating and follow through on regular communication with Optim staff and management. 3. Assists patients to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. Helps patients to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning ability and to compensate for any permanent loss of function to reach the goal of having independent, productive, and satisfying lives. 4. Helps patients in performing a variety of daily activities including occupational and leisure tasks. 5. Utilizers all standard physical therapy and modalities available to achieve the best outcomes for the patient. Teaches patients comprehensive home exercise programs to the patients to enhance clinical treatments. 6. Follow Optim therapy practice policies related to compliance, safety, and infection control. Documents patient treatment and outcomes in medical record. 7. Performs necessary tasks as needed and assigned to ensure clinic and department compliance and satisfactory patient care.
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OptimOrthopedics hires therapists, front-office staff and imaging techs in Georgia and South Carolina.
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