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Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton, Maine

Physical Therapist- Inpatient/Outpatient

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$50.01/hr

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Job Description

Bonus Amount

10,000

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations.

The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute.

CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visit cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

Provides medically prescribed consultative and therapeutic services in order to restore function and prevent disability in patients with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and/or integumentary disorders. The Physical Therapist I performs responsibilities in accordance with Physical Therapy/Hospital Policy, state and federal regulatory licensing and accrediting requirements.

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
  • 1. Bachelor/ Masters/ Doctorate/Certificate degree in Physical Therapy
  • 2. Current state Physical Therapy license

3. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

Pay Transparency

Bridgton Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $40.00 to $.50.01 The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal assessmentCardiopulmonary therapyIntegumentary carePatient rehabilitationClinical documentationBCLS certification

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Maine, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (59 salary observations; 322 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 Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Maine?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$104kPhysical Therapy median $94k (middle half $70k–$108k)298 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Maine vs national$94k median in Maine$94k nationally (about the same)59 state / 12,385 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$96k in purchasing powerMaine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Maine149 active21,954 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onMaine physical therapist listings (all specialties): 50% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 17% offer loan repayment169 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,906 in the last 30 days4,367 the 30 days before (+81%)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, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 16 employers
18
<$110k
13
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
7
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
57% this job
CME allowance
51%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - GlendalePer Diem

CVHCare · Glendale, California

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
#4

Traveler Physical Therapist: Dutch Harbor, AK

$2800/week
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,960 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Bridgton Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgton, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000
Comprehensive benefits package

Living in Bridgton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$410k
Typical market rent
$1,750/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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