Pediatric Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$80K - $100K
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Join the Movement with Highbar, New England’s #1 Physical Therapy Teaching Practice!
Highbar Physical Therapy is a premier outpatient physical therapy practice experiencing significant growth across New England. We are on a mission to revolutionize the physical therapy industry, empowering clinicians to excel in their field while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Why Choose Highbar?
As a Pediatric Physical Therapist at Highbar, you'll join a passionate team committed to making movement possible for all ages. You’ll work in a collaborative, supportive environment with access to leading-edge tools, mentorship, and a professional development pathway to grow your career.
This is an exciting opportunity to grow or refine clinical expertise in pediatrics while maintaining a diverse caseload that includes general orthopedic populations.
Here’s what you can expect as a Pediatrics Specialist at Highbar:
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Exclusive Pediatric Clinical Development Pathway: Clinician-designed programs unique to Highbar that support personalized growth in both clinical skill and professional purpose. We built individual mentorship, live and virtual meetings to bring our team together, and the highest level internal and external coursework. A clear roadmap to help you thrive in your area of passion—all while being part of a team that genuinely cares about its patients and each other
Pediatric Mentorship: 2 hours a week for 12 weeks of application-focused, structured mentorship with a dedicated Pediatrics PT.
Pediatrics Special Interest Group: Monthly meeting with the Highbar Pediatrics team and guests to discuss topics of interest and collaborate based off of clinician needs/interests.
Professional Development: Uncapped external continuing education to support your personal goals—plus access to over $15K worth of in-house courses each year, including Dry Needling and our signature Core-4 series.
Student Loan Reimbursement: We directly assist with your student loans until they are completely paid off.
Comprehensive Support: Our support team, including Physical Therapy Aides, is designed to help you deliver exceptional care.
Cutting edge documentation and patient management software - Using Prompt as our EMR in combination with AI documentation software to ensure our therapists spend more time with their patients and less time documenting
Stay Balanced – Our patient caseload expectations are lower than industry norms, ensuring time for quality care and professional development.
What You'll Need
- Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
- Current Physical Therapy license or eligibility to obtain one
- Embraces a creative, collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous learning
Experienced with or eager to grow into working with children (pediatric clinical rotation or relevant experience preferred)
Must be comfortable moving with kids—including getting on and off the floor, hopping, skipping, running, and demonstrating exercises in an engaging, child-friendly way. Some heavy lifting may be required
- Strong communication skills are essential. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to:
- Communicate clearly and compassionately with children, parents, and caregivers,
- Collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals
Interpret nonverbal cues, body language, and behavioral signals to guide treatment and build trust with pediatric patients.
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$80,000 - $100,000 a year
Salary based on experience
Total Compensation Package Includes
- Uncapped bonus potential
- Student loan assistance that continues until your loans are paid off
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Exclusive H-Shares
- Paid holidays and PTO
- Relocation assistance (when applicable)
- Fitness and wellness benefits
- Employee home-buying assistance
Community Volunteer Opportunities
We don't believe in flashy perks that distract from unsustainable workloads. Compensation here is designed to support both your career growth and your financial goals.
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Take the next step in your PT career with Highbar Physical Therapy - Apply today!
More About Us
We develop leading-edge physical therapists who practice at the top of their license, acting as primary care providers for musculoskeletal disorders, and challenging themselves and their patients to reach new goals.
Highbar is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality pediatric physical therapy care while maintaining a diverse caseload that includes general orthopedic populations. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and utilize leading-edge tools to support patient movement and recovery.
Requirements
Must hold a degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program and possess or be eligible for a current Physical Therapy license. Candidates should demonstrate a collaborative mindset and the physical ability to engage actively with pediatric patients.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Physical Therapist at Highbar Physical Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 509 active Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 45 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Physical Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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