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FOX Rehabilitation
Toms River, New Jersey

Physical Therapist Assistant- Toms River, NJ

Physical Therapist Assistant 8.4 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24.04-$45/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Make an Impact on our Geriatric Community Our team is growing, and we’re looking for top caliber Physical Therapist Assistants to join us in Toms River and the surrounding area in New Jersey.

We’re FOX Rehabilitation, a multi-state, professional private practice of independent Physical Therapist Assistants who visit patients and provide evidence-based geriatric care.

We’re committed to supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture where everyone is welcomed and given access to our many professional growth opportunities.

If you want an autonomous Physical Therapist Assistant career and to help older adults become stronger and live better longer on your own schedule, then you’d make a great addition to our team. As a valued FOX clinician, you will be paid for hours worked with the opportunity for benefits depending on your caseload.

Who we’re looking for: You’re positive, compassionate, respectful, and hard-working with the desire to proactively develop your craft to achieve clinical excellence. You’re reliable, accountable, and respond to every challenge with solutions, rather than excuses.

You thrive in an autonomous setting and meet expectations for scheduling and caseload management. You seize every opportunity to feed the “fire in your belly” with our unlimited continuing education credits.

What you’ll do: Provide Geriatric House Calls™ to older adults Deliver proactive and evidence-based therapy to older adults What you’ll get: Flexible schedule created by you Professional growth opportunities Comprehensive health insurance Overtime options Educational programs What you’ll need: Valid Physical Therapist Assistant license in the state(s) of practice, or eligibility to apply Degree from an accredited physical therapy assistant program Basic computer literacy skills Current CPR certification Integrity, compassion, and enthusiasm Contact FOX Now!

Kasey McLain, DPT Clinical Career Specialist kasey.mclain@foxrehab.org 856-257-0536 You can also text FOX to 609-853-5114 to learn more! Fox Rehabilitation is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #foxassistants In New Jersey, the standard base pay range for this role is $24.04 - $45.00 an hour with an opportunity to earn more.

FOX is a high-growth, entrepreneurial private practice of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and exercise physiologists.

FOX was built on the strong clinical foundation of Geriatric House Calls, and has stayed true to its mission of rehabilitating lives by believing in the strength of people. FOX provides evidence-based rehabilitation services in the acute, post-acute, home, senior living community and outpatient settings.

Our clinicians provide clinically excellent care and are given the autonomy they need to help clients to achieve what they once thought impossible. Within FOX, our culture is one of respect and hard work.

Our private practice is built around support systems to give clinicians the tools they need to succeed while achieving clinical excellence and professional fulfillment.

Every employee is equally important to the success of FOX; it is this philosophy and culture that create a supportive atmosphere where employees are valued.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Geriatric House Calls to older adults to help them become stronger and live better. Deliver proactive and evidence-based therapy services in various settings.

Requirements

Must hold a valid Physical Therapist Assistant license or be eligible to apply. Requires a degree from an accredited physical therapy assistant program and current CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careCommunicationTime management

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (513 salary observations; 1,807 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 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 Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.4 / 10 · top 5% in physical therapist assistantranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
New Jersey vs national$99k median in New Jersey$94k nationally (+6%)513 state / 12,385 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$66k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey697 active22,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey physical therapist listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment739 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,033 in the last 30 days4,481 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant- Toms River, NJ at FOX Rehabilitation a 8.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

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Salary Distribution

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Work-Life Balance Distribution

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 8.4
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About FOX Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
Cherry Hill, NJ
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Professional growth opportunities
Comprehensive health insurance
Overtime options
Educational programs
Unlimited continuing education credits

Living in Toms River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$516k
Typical market rent
$3,026/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.