Georgia Medical Staffing logo
Georgia Medical Staffing
Ledyard, Connecticut

Physical Therapist needed for temp coverage

Physical TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$65/hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Georgia Medical Staffing is in need of a PT interested in assisting an occ med clinic with temporary coverage.

Details

  • Start Aug 24-Oct 2
  • Hours: M, W, TH & F - 7:30a-4p
  • Onsite employee health/occ med clinic
  • Cority & Athena EMR

Scope

The Physical Therapist is responsible for providing physical therapy services with a focus around work-related injuries and risk factors, as well as an emphasis placed on health and wellness and preventative care.

Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities

Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health

Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries

  • Plan, prepare and perform individually designed treatment programs
  • Efficiently identify and document goals, anticipated progress and plans for patient re-evaluation.

Pay

  • $65 Per hour
  • Paid training
  • Paid malpractice

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in out-patient/general orthopedic physical therapy
  • Must be licensed as a Physical Therapist in CT
  • Manual therapy training and orthopedic skills are preferred for this unique position
  • Clean background check

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist will provide services focused on work-related injuries, risk factors, and preventative care within an occupational medicine clinic. They are responsible for diagnosing movement dysfunction, creating individualized treatment programs, and documenting patient progress.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningInjury preventionMovement dysfunction diagnosisDocumentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

In Connecticut, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$101k (166 salary observations; 834 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 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 Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Georgia Medical Staffing holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 25 active listings.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 22 employers

13
<$105k
11
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
5
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
81%
Sign-on bonus
65%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist

Center Well · Rocky Hill, Connecticut

$102k-$141k
#3

Physical Therapist - Studio City

$90k-$140k
#4

Physical Therapist - West Hollywood

$90k-$140k
+ 30 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 22,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ledyard

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$399k
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

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