Float Physical Therapist (PT)
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Physical Therapist
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM at our clinics in our South Pod.
- No holidays
- No on-call
Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service.
Outpatient experience, preferred
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
Active license in practicing state required. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Physical Therapist (PT)
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physical therapy program and hold an active state license. Additionally, they must possess current CPR/BLS certification and meet all required background clearances.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (588 salary observations; 1,945 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (21,305 salary observations; 48,778 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Float Physical Therapist (PT) at UPMC a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,631 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
7.8/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,631 active roles in this specialty
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- No call
- No weekends