Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$85k-$100k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient
- Location: Bethlehem, PA
- Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, No Weekends!
- Compensation: $85K-$100K/yr based on your exeperience
- Incentives: $350 per month in Student Loan Assistance for duration of your full-time employment with us!
Physical Therapist | New Grads Welcome | Leadership Growth OpportunityJoin a growing outpatient physical therapy team where your ambition matters. We're seeking a Physical Therapist who is passionate about patient care, self-driven, a team player, and eager to grow both clinically and professionally.
Whether you're a new graduate or an experienced therapist, you'll have the opportunity to help build a thriving clinic, develop leadership skills, and potentially advance into a future Center Manager role.
If you're energized by competition and motivated by growth, you'll play a key role in helping our clinic successfully compete with the region's largest healthcare networks by delivering exceptional patient care, building strong community relationships, and creating an unmatched patient experience.
At NovaCare Rehabilitation in Bethlehem, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.
Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being (benefits for full-time status):
- Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
- Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
- Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt
Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more
Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives
Responsibilities
Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations
- Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
- Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
- Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager
Qualifications
- Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
- Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
- CPR certification
Additional Data
- Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (353 salary observations; 2,427 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,272 salary observations; 64,653 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,928 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $85k–$100k | Physical Therapy median $98k (middle half $89k–$105k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $93k median in Pennsylvania | $94k nationally (−1%)353 state / 12,272 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$95k in purchasing power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania | 939 active | 22,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 52% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Pennsylvania physical therapist listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment997 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,480 in the last 30 days | 4,645 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at NovaCare Rehabilitation 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 21,928 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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