Physical Therapist (Per Diem)
Listed compensation
$70 per hour
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
For over 125 years, Calvary Hospital and Calvary @Home located in the Bronx, New York has been dedicated to the palliative care of advanced cancer and other terminally ill patients and their families.
Through a caring, compassionate, philosophy of non-abandonment, the hospice provides a full spectrum of palliative services, including emotional, spiritual, and physical care. The hospice receives patients from referring institutions throughout New York City and the entire tristate area.
When you come to Calvary Hospital, you're not just getting a job, you're joining a family.
Requirements
Administers Physical Therapy program according to current state regulations and within the framework of the written request of the attending physician.
- Status: Per Diem
- Pay Rate: $70.00 per hour
Qualifications
- Current licensure by the State of New York.
- Must have at least one (1) year of experience.
Exhibits an ability and attitude relative to the spirit of caring and tradition at Calvary Hospital as required by specific job duties and functions.
Education
Graduated from an APTA approved school of Physical Therapy. (with a minimum of a Bachelors Degree).
Key Responsibilities
Administer physical therapy programs in accordance with state regulations and attending physician orders. Provide compassionate care to terminally ill patients within a palliative care framework.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (576 salary observations; 2,044 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,162 salary observations; 66,743 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 York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $146k | Physical Therapy median $116k (middle half $108k–$116k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New York vs national | $99k median in New York | $94k nationally (+5%)576 state / 12,162 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$135k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in New York | 814 active | 22,039 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 43% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York physical therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 23% offer loan repayment880 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,996 in the last 30 days | 4,462 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $875k
- Typical market rent
- $4,089/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
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.