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Island Therapy Center
Sanibel, Florida

Physical Therapist Part-Time Outpatient

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$47-$53/hr

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Job Description

Company Description

Outpatient physical therapy and wellness clinic on Sanibel Island, with satellite clinic in Fort Myers. Therapist-owned, community-respected, specializing in true one-on-one care, no double-booking, average 3-5 evals/week, and you keep your own patients for improved continuity and patient/therapist satisfaction.

Well-equipped private rooms, so practitioners who also do women's health, lymphedema, manual therapy and massage can incorporate their skills. Pilates studio also. Therapist owned and operated, successful 17-year practice.

Option for also providing therapy services at either location, with flexibility in hours and days worked, with 2-4 days/week during peak season, 2-3 half-days in off-season.

Job Description

Outpatient physical therapy one-on-one with varied diagnoses, primarily Medicare and primarily patients from Sanibel Island. Private room setting, keep your patient from evaluation through discharge. Two to four days per week, flexible hours. Straight-forward documentation system. Generous hourly pay rate. Bridge toll program coverage

Qualifications

2 years recent experience in outpatient therapy setting. Clear and active Florida physical therapy license required to apply. Self-starter and competent with schedule management, and working independently. Excellent communication skills and empathetic disposition required. Additional skills and specialties an asset (women's health, Pilates, Graston, LSVT, LMT, TMR, etc.).

Additional Information

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • Higher hourly compensation for experienced therapists.

Benefits include PTO, retirement plan, flexibility, housing stipend/bridge toll coverage for season and working in a relaxed, true one-on-one setting, keeping your own patients, limited evals (no mill here!). Bridge toll program coverage. Flexible schedule to reduce traffic impact.

Compensation: USD 47 - USD 53 - hourly

Key Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one outpatient physical therapy services to patients, managing cases from initial evaluation through discharge. Maintain accurate documentation and manage individual patient schedules independently.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationEmpathyLymphedema TherapyMassage TherapyGraston Technique

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 55% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% 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 ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k 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 ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 23 employers

CME allowance
74%
401k / retirement match
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Visa sponsorship
10%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,577 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Sanibel

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M
Median resident rent
$811/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Island Therapy Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Sanibel, Florida

Benefits & Perks

PTO
Retirement plan
Flexibility
Housing stipend/bridge toll coverage for season
Bridge toll program coverage
True one-on-one care
No double-booking
Limited evals (no mill)