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Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Pemberton Township, New Jersey

Physical Therapist - (Full-Time)

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$78k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

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

Patient educationCommunicationClinical documentationTeam supervision

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).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 23 employers

13
<$105k
22
$105k-115k
1
$115k
1
$131k
4
$135k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
75%
Sign-on bonus
65%
Loan repayment
33%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,180 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Pemberton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k≈ 4.7× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,334/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Browns Mills, New Jersey
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Healthcare coverage
Generous paid time-off
401K matching contribution
Tuition assistance
Short and long term disability benefits
Life insurance
Meal discount
Dependent care subsidy