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Maine Veterans Homes
Augusta, Maine

Physical Therapist (Per Diem)

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$34.68-$46.92/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Maine Veterans' Homes is seeking to hire a Per Diem Physical Therapist to join the rehab team at our Augusta facility.

We are a 108-bed skilled nursing home with all private rooms and on suite full bathrooms. There is also a 30-bed residential care wing for those in the early stages of dementia.

We are proud to serve our nations Veterans’ and provide excellent care to maximize their abilities.

You would be joining a therapy team that is highly skilled and integrated throughout the facility. If you are interested in “caring for those who served” and being a part of a dynamic rehab team, then please apply now!

Maine Veterans’ Homes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Requirements

  • Must possess current State of Maine license as a Physical Therapist.
  • Experience in a long-term care environment is a plus.
  • Basic computer skills

Key Responsibilities

Provide physical therapy services to veterans within a skilled nursing and residential care facility. Collaborate with a dynamic rehab team to maximize the abilities of patients.

Key Skills

RehabilitationDementia CarePatient Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 53% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Maine Veterans Homes holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 5 active listings.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs

5
<$100k
2
$100k-120k
4
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

CME allowance
58%
401k / retirement match
54%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical TherapistPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Juan Capistrano, California

$80-$110/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) – PRNPer Diem

Concierge Home Care · St. Cloud, Florida

$70-$100/hr
#3

Home Care Physical Therapist- Independent Contractor (Union County)

$74-$95/hr
#4

Home Care Physical Therapist- Per Diem (Ocean County)

$72-$95/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k
Typical market rent
$1,570/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Maine Veterans Homes

Hospitals and Health Care
Augusta, Maine
201-500 employees