Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$90k-$100k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist – Full-Time Weekday Role
- Location: Piscataway, NJ
- Compensation: $90,000–$100,000 per year, depending on experience
- Hours: Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Patient Pace: Approximately 1–2 patients each hour
- Setting: Orthopedic Outpatient Physical Therapy
Role Overview
We are recruiting a licensed Orthopedic Physical Therapist to help patients improve function following orthopedic injury, surgery, or other musculoskeletal conditions.
Your work will focus on identifying the physical factors affecting each patient's daily activity and using appropriate rehabilitation strategies to address them. Treatment may include mobility work, progressive strengthening, balance training, functional exercise, and manual techniques based on clinical need.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and document baseline physical function
- Identify impairments affecting movement and daily activity
- Establish individualized rehabilitation goals
- Design and implement treatment programs
- Deliver therapeutic exercise and functional training
- Address range-of-motion and strength deficits
- Adjust treatment based on patient response and progress
- Teach patients appropriate exercises for use outside the clinic
- Complete required reevaluations and progress reports
- Valid Physical Therapist License
- DPT or MSPT Degree
- Previous outpatient physical therapy experience
- Experience with orthopedic patient care
- Strong assessment and documentation skills
- Health Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- 3 Weeks PTO
Continue Building Your Orthopedic PT Career
If your background aligns with this position, consider bringing your outpatient experience to a full-time Physical Therapist role.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Physical Therapist license and a DPT or MSPT degree. Previous experience in an outpatient orthopedic setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 420 active Orthopedic Surgery (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physical Therapist Career Context
Gotham Enterprises holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 601 active listings.
Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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