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Poughkeepsie, New York

Physical Therapist - Full Time!

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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$52/hr

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Job Description

Physical Therapist

$5000 Sign-on Bonus for Full Time Physical Therapist! (Bonus paid in installments; eligibility and repayment terms apply.)

The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is currently seeking Physical Therapists to join our team. Come and find out why the Lutheran Care Center has the reputation for excellence we have maintained for over 25 years!

  • Pay: $52.00 / hour
  • New Graduates Welcome!
  • Flexible scheduling!

We offer medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 12 sick days, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) to eligible employees.

Job Summary

  • Manage the professional components of Physical Therapy evaluations and treatments
  • Assess and evaluate residents and establish goals and plans.
  • Re-evaluate goals and treatment plans in accordance with New York State code.
  • Document required medical record progress notes per NYS code.
  • Makes recommendation to Director and/or Physician on resident response to treatment.
  • Provide input as a member of the Comprehensive Care Planning Team.
  • Oversee Physical Therapy Assistants and Physical Therapy Aides
  • Attend mandatory in-services and provide Physical Therapy in-services as needed.

Qualifications

  • Completion of a Physical Therapy program
  • Valid New York State Physical Therapy license

Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.

  • Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
  • For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.
  • EOE

Key Responsibilities

Manage physical therapy evaluations, treatments, and goal setting for residents in accordance with state codes. Oversee physical therapy assistants and aides while collaborating with the comprehensive care planning team.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMedical documentationSupervisionIn-service training

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (637 salary observations; 2,043 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,948 salary observations; 63,515 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
New York vs national$98k median in New York$94k nationally (+4%)637 state / 12,948 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$100k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New York785 active21,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 60% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onNew York Physical Therapist listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 24% offer loan repayment853 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,550 in the last 30 days4,337 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 22 employers
9
<$105k
15
$105k-120k
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$120k-135k
5
$135k-150k
3
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
32% this job
Loan repayment
32%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,535 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
3 Weeks Vacation
10 Holidays
4 Personal Days
12 Sick Days

Living in Poughkeepsie

Typical market rent
$1,865/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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