Physical Therapist - (Full-Time)
Listed compensation
$78k
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Job Description
Position Summary:
Provides physical therapy treatment to patients with physical dysfunctions. Educates patient, family, and staff on role of physical therapy. Communicates with physicians and ancillary staff regarding patient care.
Experience: 1-3 years of physical therapy experience, preferably some in acute care.
Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy.
Required License / Credentials: Physical Therapist licensed by the state of New Jersey; CPR certified.
Other Required Skills: Experience in hospital or acute care setting. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Contact With Others: Regular internal and/or external contacts involving considerable tact, discretion, and persuasion in order to obtain information and/or willing action or consent where it would be otherwise difficult to obtain.
Supervision Given: Part time supervision over a small group of employees. Most of the time spent performing the same or similar work as members of the group.
Supervision Received: Performs duties independently, following established procedures and reporting periodically to immediate supervisor.
Bi-Weekly Hours: Full-time 80 per pay period
8 am to 4:30 pm
The minimum starting rate for this position is $37.50
When determining a team members base rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., years of recent relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity).
At Deborah, healthcare is still about caring... for patients and team members.
That is why we offer an outstanding benefits package, which includes healthcare coverage for team members in regularly budgeted positions of at least 30 hours per week. The benefits package also includes generous paid time-off, 401K matching contribution, tuition assistance, short and long term disability benefits, life insurance, meal discount, dependent care subsidy, adoption assistance and free parking.
Key Responsibilities
Provides physical therapy treatment to patients with physical dysfunctions and educates patients, families, and staff on the role of physical therapy. Communicates effectively with physicians and ancillary staff regarding patient care and provides supervision to a small group of employees.
Requirements
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy and 1-3 years of relevant experience, preferably in an acute care setting. Must hold a valid New Jersey Physical Therapist license and CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (607 salary observations; 1,540 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,017 salary observations; 57,369 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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