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St. Cloud, Florida

Physical Therapist (Pool)

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Position Summary

Company is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities. This is a weekend option pool position meaning you committ to working weekend hours either a Saturday or Sunday or both but you get weekend option pay.

A Brief Overview

Physical Therapist provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients with injuries or disease. The Physical Therapist works closely with patients and clients to restore, maintain, and promote their overall fitness and wellness for healthier and more active lifestyles. This position is used primarily to supplement weekend staffing.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, the physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.

Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives and treats accordingly.

Demonstrates competency in the use, care and maintenance of profession specific equipment, observing safety precautions and providing verbal explanations of the equipment and its purpose.

  • Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate.
  • Recognizes and communicates when the patient has received optimal benefit from physical therapy.
  • Adheres to State Practice Act and Standards of Practice.
  • Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing.
  • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
  • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from an approved program in physical therapy.
  • None.
  • Maintains current Physical Therapist license in the State of Florida- Temporary permit acceptable.
  • Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMobility restorationPain managementMedical billingBLS certificationEquipment maintenanceInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (720 salary observations; 3,226 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,655 salary observations; 55,733 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 30 employers

18
<$110k
10
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
5
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
84%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends