Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$88K - $95K
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Physical Therapist | PT Career Opportunity
Put Your Clinical Skills to Work in Outpatient Rehabilitation
We’re recruiting a licensed Physical Therapist to join an orthopedic outpatient practice in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Patients may come in following surgery, an injury, reduced mobility, or a musculoskeletal condition that affects everyday function. Your responsibility is to assess where they are starting, determine what needs to improve, and lead them through a treatment plan designed around meaningful functional goals.
You’ll typically see one to two patients each hour during a consistent Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM schedule.
Salary: $88K–$95K per year, plus full benefits.
Main Responsibilities
- Perform orthopedic and functional physical therapy examinations
- Review patient history and current movement limitations
- Develop patient-specific plans of care
- Provide therapeutic exercise and movement-based interventions
- Work on strength, mobility, flexibility, balance, and functional performance
- Measure progress during the course of treatment
- Update treatment goals when patient needs change
- Provide clear instructions for home exercise programs
- Maintain organized and complete clinical records
- Prepare patients for safe discharge once treatment goals are met
- Valid Florida PT license
- Doctor of Physical Therapy degree or MSPT degree
- Outpatient Physical Therapist experience
- Previous exposure to orthopedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Comfortable managing a consistent outpatient patient schedule
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- 3 Weeks PTO
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Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will perform orthopedic and functional examinations to develop and implement patient-specific treatment plans. They are responsible for providing therapeutic interventions, monitoring progress, and preparing patients for safe discharge.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Florida Physical Therapy license and a Doctor of Physical Therapy or MSPT degree. Previous experience in an outpatient orthopedic and musculoskeletal rehabilitation setting is required.
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, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (725 salary observations; 3,273 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Gotham Enterprises holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 601 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$92k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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