Outpatient Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$82k-$90k
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- Full- Time Physical Therapist - Outpatient
- NovaCare in Eldersburg (Sykesville), Maryland
- Compensation: $82,000 - $90,000
- Incentives: $5,000 sign-on bonus and student loan assistance
At NOVACARE in Eldersburg, MD, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.
About the Role
This is a full-time opportunity for a licensed Physical Therapist to join a large multidisciplinary team. We will support new graduate PTs through on-site mentorship. Our clinicians average 10-12 patients per day, and we have a protected schedule for new graduates to ensure a successful transition into licensed clinical care.
- You’ll treat a diverse outpatient population ranging from teens to older adults, with conditions spanning:
- General orthopedics
- Sports medicine (Select Sports Center of Excellence)
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Vestibular rehabilitation
- Concussion management
- Oncology (ReVital)
- Lymphedema
- Hand Therapy
- ACL rehabilitation
- Dry Needling
- Fall prevention programs
About Select Sports Centers of Excellence
At each of our Sports Center of Excellence (COE) locations, you'll work with sports medicine physical therapists. Delivering care and expertise to athletes at all levels, our experts have advanced clinical skills, participate in ongoing sports medicine education, have knowledge of sports-specific training, and share a passion for helping athletes reach their highest possible level of performance.
About ReVital
ReVital is an innovative oncology rehabilitation program offered exclusively by Select Medical. Our mission is to make cancer rehabilitation a standard of care. With a network of 900+ specially trained therapists, we collaborate with oncologists to deliver personalized rehabilitation plans that truly change lives.
Schedule: We are open as early as 7 AM and as late as 730 PM Monday through Thursday, and 7 AM until 5 PM on Fridays. This is a full-time 40-hour workweek with two evenings (Monday through Thursday) until 730 PM. The last patient is scheduled an hour prior. No weekends.
Comprehensive Benefits Designed for You
Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition. Year-long mentorship program for new graduate physical therapists.
Elevate Your Skills: Access to an unmatched CEU program with in-person & online CEU courses, and paid national certifications (COMT, OCS, CSCS, CDN, and more)
Recharge and Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance, plus separate paid sick time (PST), and holiday accruals
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans, life insurance, and disability protection
- Advance Your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives
- Ease the Burden: Indefinite student loan assistance to help alleviate financial pressure
Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like oncology, sports medicine, neuro, vestibular, dry needling, concussion care, hand therapy, and more
If you’re excited about orthopedics and want to expand your skills in neurology, concussion, vestibular, oncology (ReVital), lymphedema, dry needling, and sports medicine, this is the perfect opportunity.
- Apply today!
- Shanel Green
- NovaCare Rehabilitation
- 610-223-5944 Cell ssgreen@selectmedical.com
Responsibilities
Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations
- Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
- Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
- Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager
Qualifications
- Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
- Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
- CPR certification
Additional Data
- Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Physical Therapist at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,438 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Physical Therapist Career Context
NovaCare Rehabilitation ranks #4 of 10 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (136 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,705 salary observations; 16,929 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, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Eldersburg
- Median resident rent
- $1,705/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 34 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.