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Inova Health System
Alexandria, Virginia

Physical Therapist (PT) Acute Care Part Time

Physical TherapistNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$40k-$65k

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Job Description

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Physical Therapist (PT) to join our Acute Care team. This role will be Part-Time (20 hrs/week), Day Shift. As a Physical Therapist, you will have access to state-of-the-art technologies with great mentoring.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and more

Physical Therapist (PT) Job Responsibilities

  • Completes daily progress notes that reflect patients' responses to treatment, actual performance, and an assessment as to status relevant to the treatment plan in addition to eventual discharge needs and treatment summaries if needed.
  • Contacts families, physicians or other healthcare team members in anticipation of special needs of the patients or families in a timely manner to facilitate effective treatment plans. Provides educational materials and methods appropriate to the patient's level of understanding and motivation and includes families/caregivers in education and training. Demonstrates collaboration in communication with team members and is open to feedback and receptive to change.
  • Gives appropriate instruction and supervision to assistive personnel consistent with program/clinic policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Applies knowledge of therapeutic techniques during evaluations and throughout treatment while adjusting treatment plans regularly and appropriately as patients' status change. Demonstrates current knowledge of the application of therapeutic techniques and evaluation methods.
  • Assumes complete responsibility over the course of Physical Therapy patient management from the time of initial contact to discharge for functional progress, safety and treatment outcomes.
  • Develops goals and treatment plans that are prioritized based on input from patients, families, and healthcare team members and reflect the evaluation findings.
  • Formulates comprehensive treatment plans to improve the functional status of patients and address reasons for referrals.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
  • Licensure: Physical Therapist upon start (VA licensure or compact privileges)
  • Certification: BLS through the American Heart Association upon start

Preferred Qualification

  • Physical Therapist (PT) experience in the hospital or acute care setting

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will manage patient care from initial contact to discharge, including developing and adjusting treatment plans based on functional progress. They are responsible for documenting patient status, collaborating with the healthcare team, and providing education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and possess a valid Physical Therapist license for Virginia or compact privileges. A BLS certification from the American Heart Association is also required upon start.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationClinical documentationSupervision of assistive personnelDischarge planningSafety management

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (98 salary observations; 282 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (3,675 salary observations; 11,978 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, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $52k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 22 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
36% this job
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,797 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k≈ 17.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo≈ 69% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Robust team member wellness program
401k match first 5% starting day one
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
25 free mental health coaching/therapy sessions per person per year
Paid time off
Paid parental leave