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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Northfield, New Jersey

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$35/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Location: Northfield, NJ

Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 3 evenings a week until 7pm. No Weekends!

Compensation: $30.00-$35.00 hourly based on your experience.

Our Northfield outpatient orthopedic center is seeking a licensed physical therapist assistant (PTA) to provide top-notch patient care to patients of all ages and abilities.

Our highly trained and respected clinical team provides treatment services that maximize functionality and promote the best optimal outcomes for our patients. We take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping all of our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love.

  • Why Join Us: (benefits for full-time at 32+ hours/week)
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program
  • Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement

Responsibilities

Responsible for patient care under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist as mandated by State Practice Act.

Implement, with minimal supervision, high quality physical therapy services for patients, caregivers and facilities in accordance with the principals and practices of physical therapy and with Select Medical policies and procedures

Maintain positive level of interaction with centers and patients, and enhance and expand client relations with centers and their staff.

Qualifications

  • College graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant program
  • Passed a national examination for PTAs certified by the CAPTE
  • Valid state physical therapist assistant (PTA) license (or license in process)
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic physical therapyClinical treatmentPatient interactionPhysical therapy implementation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (114 salary observations; 251 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,380 salary observations; 8,217 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k 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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Salary Distribution7 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends

Living in Northfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k
Median resident rent
$1,835/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

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Benefits & Perks

Mentorship and orientation programs
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
Life and disability protection
Unmatched CEU program
Internal movement across 1900 centers in 39 states