Physical Therapist - Full-time

Physical TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38.64-$52/hr

Listing transparency4 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

  • Select Medical Rehabilitation - Pensacola
  • Location: Housed inside Select Specialty Hospital- Pensacola
  • Position: Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Compensation: $38.64- 52.00 per hour depending on years of experienceSign-on bonus: $10,000

*New Graduates Encouraged to Apply*

Our acute rehabilitation unit is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Take the virtual tour: https://resources.selectmedical.com/virtual-tours/

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

  • Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.
  • Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
  • Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.

Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.

  • Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
  • Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
  • Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
  • Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
  • Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
  • Additional Data
  • EOE

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningNeurological rehabilitationOrthopedic rehabilitationPatient educationSupervisionBLS certificationClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (582 salary observations; 1,784 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (14,040 salary observations; 32,591 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$94k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Pensacola

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$260k
Typical market rent
$1,657/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Select Medical Rehabilitation - Pensacola

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus $10,000
Tuition Reimbursement
Continuing Education
Clinical Ladder Program
Student Debt Benefit Program
Comprehensive Medical/RX, Health, Vision, Dental
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k)