OP Physical Therapist St. Mary's County
Listed compensation
$80k-$100k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist - Outpatient Ortho Sports and Aquatics
- Location: NovaCare Leonardtown, Maryland
- Schedule: Full-time 32-40 hours (Mon-Fri)
- Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000
- Incentives: $10,000 Sign-on bonus and Indefinite Loan Help
At NOVACARE Leonardtown, MD, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience and helping patients return to athletics, work, life, and the things they love.
We treat a diverse caseload of teens through geriatrics, offering general ortho, neuro, vestibular, sports medicine, aquatics, and oncology rehabilitative services. New graduates are welcome to apply! We gradually increase your caseload during our on-site, structured mentorship program.
Most clinicians see 10-12 patients per day, depending on patients' needs. Hour evals 1:1 with 45-minute treatment times.
Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.
- Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
- Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance, with separate accruals for Paid Sick Time and Holidays.
Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans with multiple options available
Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
Ease the Burden: Our indefinite student debt benefit program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt
Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more
Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives
- Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement
- Shanel Green
- Talent Acquisition Manager
- NovaCare Rehabilitation
- 610-223-5944 Cell ssgreen@selectmedical.com
Responsibilities
Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations
- Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
- Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
- Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager
Qualifications
- Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
- Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
- CPR certification
Additional Data
- Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 66% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (344 salary observations; 903 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,313 salary observations; 61,588 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 5% in physical therapy | ranked against 21,827 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $80k–$100k | Physical Therapy median $90k (middle half $86k–$101k)610 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Maryland vs national | $94k median in Maryland | $94k nationally (about the same)344 state / 12,313 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$86k in purchasing power | Maryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Maryland | 360 active | 22,024 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 66% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on · loan repayment | Maryland Physical Therapist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 30% offer loan repayment382 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| NovaCare Rehabilitation | #9 of 13 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OP Physical Therapist St. Mary's County at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,827 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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