Physical Therapist (Facility, PRN) – Hightstown, NJ
Production pay · no annual figure stated
$55–$85 per visit
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
PRN facility PT role in Hightstown, NJ, with possible community/home care cases nearby.
Stern at Home Therapy is hiring a PRN Physical Therapist to provide care within a defined local territory in the Hightstown area (ALF, Hightstown area, nearby community patients), with minimal travel.
Responsibilities
Provide skilled physical therapy services in assisted living and community-based settings. Manage a consistent caseload within a designated geographic area. Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
Qualifications
Active NJ Physical Therapist license. Degree in Physical Therapy. Independent field-based work.
Compensation: $55-$85 per visit. W2 or 1099 option.
Key Responsibilities
Provide skilled physical therapy services in assisted living and community-based settings. Manage a consistent caseload within a designated geographic area while maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active New Jersey Physical Therapist license and a degree in Physical Therapy. The role requires the ability to perform independent field-based work.
Key Skills
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)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $100k (middle half $98k–$108k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey vs national | $99k median in New Jersey | $94k nationally (+6%)513 state / 12,385 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | New Jersey index 108.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey | 702 active | 22,126 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 38% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey physical therapist listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment744 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 8,033 in the last 30 days | 4,481 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 |
| Stern At Home Therapy | silver tier, 74/100 · #2 of 16 for pay | Top Employers work-life index36 active listings |
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Benefits & Perks
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Benefits & Perks
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Living in Hightstown
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $485k
- Median resident rent
- $1,606/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.2
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.