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Elizabeth Seton Children’s
White Plains, New York

Physical Therapist - $7,000 Sign-On Bonus

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$86k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Purpose of Your Position

Provide physical therapy services to preschool and school age children for a minimum of 45 weekly sessions and conduct physical therapy assessments and evaluations.

Job Functions

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Understand and promotes Elizabeth Seton Children’s Mission and Core Values of Compassion, Adaptability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE) by bringing these values to life in the organization.

Provide mandated services to assigned children on caseload in compliance with IEP documents.

Participate in meetings and consultations with education staff and the multidisciplinary team concerning the needs of each child as related to his/her mandated services and progress updates.

Work effectively with parents, teaching staff and other professionals directly involved in the care and treatment of the child to develop and monitor IEP services.

Use accurate assessment skills to perform functional evaluations with reports reflecting current knowledge and evidence-based practices and communicate results effectively in both written and verbal formats.

Maintain accurate record keeping and IEP goal tracking documentation as required by SED and Elizabeth Seton Children’s policies for quality assurance and accountability purposes.

Responsible for providing input into child’s assistive technology, adaptive equipment, and orthotic appliance needs.

Serves as clinical instructor and assists with coordination of affiliation programs as needed for physical therapy students.

Actively participate in the creation and implementation of an individual and School wide Professional Development Plan that inspires personal growth and informs clinical practices.

Carry out standards for customer service; quality improvement; professional development; environmental, safety and infection control practices; confidentiality, corporate compliance and all other Elizabeth Seton policies and procedures; attend all mandatory in-services to ensure regulatory compliance and best practices in working with students and their families.

Perform other tasks to support the operations of the school as assigned by School Administration.

Education Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree; Masters Degree or Doctorate degree
  • NYS PT License
  • NYS PT Certification

Experience

  • New Graduates with Pediatric experience considered
  • Minimum of One (1) year Pediatric PT experience

Employee Requirements

Strong communication skills (verbal and written); good problem-solving skills; strong organizational skills; ability to relate to families and work collaboratively with other agency representatives

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language fluently

Must meet or exceed all health standards and requirements for the position as established by NYDOH and all other regulatory agencies

Must meet the general health requirements set fourth by the policies of Elizabeth Seton Children’s which includes a medical and physical examination

  • Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of thirty-five (35) pounds
  • Perform tasks that may involve exposure to the children’s blood/body fluids
  • Must be able to assist in the evacuation of children if necessary
  • Must hold valid driver’s license.

Working Conditions

Will work in a well-lighted and ventilated area

Will Be Subject to Frequent Interruptions

May be asked to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.

Salary Range

$75,236.22/Yr. To $85,586.22/Yr.

  • ## $7,000 Sign-On Bonus

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Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric physical therapyIEP documentationAssessment and evaluationOrthotic appliance managementClinical instructionMultidisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practice

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (603 salary observations; 2,001 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,688 salary observations; 66,259 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$86kPhysical Therapy median $105k (middle half $95k–$106k)27 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$99k median in New York$94k nationally (+6%)603 state / 12,688 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$75k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New York806 active21,911 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 58% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$7k sign-onNew York physical therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 23% offer loan repayment871 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,273 in the last 30 days4,385 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Elizabeth Seton Children’ssilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 22 employers
15
<$110k
12
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4
$125k-140k
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$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
58%
Loan repayment
42%
Sign-on bonus
36% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,911 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in White Plains

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$863k≈ 11.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,301/mo≈ 53% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.