Physical Therapist - Acute Care
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Health First Careers as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care, Per Diem in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Health First Careers as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care, Per Diem.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will evaluate and treat patients in an acute care setting while maintaining safety and documentation standards. They are responsible for collaborating with the healthcare team and educating patients and families on therapy services.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a discipline-appropriate degree from an accredited program and a current Florida license. A current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider card is also required prior to the start date.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 42% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (796 salary observations; 2,678 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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