LYMPHEDEMA PHYSICAL THERAPIST - 40/hrs, Day Shift - CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL
Compensation
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Job Description
Evaluates, plans and implements treatment programs for referred patients according to accepted principles and practices of physical therapy. Supervised by and reports to Therapy Manager or Senior Therapist. Supervises assistants, aides, and students. Supports all programs in the Rehabilitation Continuum.
Maintains working relationships with: Hospital leadership, physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers, allied health professionals, ancillary services, and hospital support personnel.
Education
Bachelor's Degree /4 year Required
- Licenses
- PA Physical Therapist License Required or
- PA Temp Physical Therapist Lic Required
- Basic Life Support Required
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist evaluates, plans, and implements treatment programs for patients within the rehabilitation continuum. They are also responsible for supervising assistants, aides, and students while maintaining professional relationships with the healthcare team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and a valid Pennsylvania Physical Therapist license or temporary license. Basic Life Support certification is also required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (441 salary observations; 2,232 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,030 salary observations; 57,422 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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