Physical Therapist
Compensation
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Job Description
Schedule Notes
- Home health experience required (non-negotiable), valid PT license, Epic experience preferred
- Schedule: 8-4 pm (Monday-Friday) no weekend shift required
- Orientation location: 465 South Street, Morristown, NJ
Duties
The ideal candidate will have experience in working in a large acute care facility and be a team player who will provide exceptional care to our patients.
Principal Accountabilities
Essential functions include patient evaluation, establishing plans of care and treatment programs, providing interventions, providing patient and family education, documenting interventions, and billing appropriately. Supports Lead Clinicians in competency development and implementation.
Participates in the orientation of new staff members, serves as a clinical instructor for students, exercises independent judgement of moderately complex cases and with minimal to no supervision.
Skills
Preferred
1. Experience in Acute Care in large academic medical setting.
2. Preference given to candidates that have completed a successful clinical affiliation with Atlantic Health.
3. Preference given to candidates with Board Certification as Specialist in an area suitable for care in an acute care setting.
Education
1. New Jersey License to practice Physical Therapy.
- 2. Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy academic program
- 3. 1-4 years of experience as a Physical Therapist is strongly preferred
Prior Home Health Experience Required
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will perform patient evaluations, establish treatment plans, and provide interventions in an acute care setting. They will also participate in staff orientation, student instruction, and patient education while maintaining accurate documentation and billing.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid New Jersey Physical Therapy license and have prior home health experience. A degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program and 1-4 years of experience are strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 38% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (144 salary observations; 276 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,823 salary observations; 9,097 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Inabia Software & Consulting a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,081 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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