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Active Life Physical Therapy
Clifton, New Jersey

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Competitive salary
  • Free uniforms
  • Training & development

Physical Therapist (PT) – Come Join Our Active Life Team!

Active Life Physical Therapy – Clifton, NJ

Are you a Physical Therapist who loves helping people move better, feel stronger, stay independent, and get back to doing the things they love?

If you’re looking for a welcoming and supportive environment where you can build meaningful connections with your patients, make a difference in their lives, and enjoy being part of a caring team, we would love to meet you!

At Active Life Physical Therapy, our goal is simple:

Help our patients live their most ACTIVE LIFE!

We are looking for a compassionate, and dependable New Jersey Licensed Physical Therapist to join our growing team in Clifton, NJ.

Whether you're an experienced PT or a motivated new graduate looking for a supportive place to grow, we encourage you to apply.

Why You'll Enjoy Working With Us

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Great Work Environment
  • Supportive and Collaborative Team
  • Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Opportunity for Professional Growth
  • Diverse Patient Population
  • Friendly and Positive Clinic Atmosphere
  • A team that really enjoys working together!
  • We believe great patient care starts with a team that feels supported, respected, and appreciated.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Physical Therapist at Active Life Physical Therapy, you'll have the opportunity to work with patients with a variety of orthopedic, neurological, balance, gait, and functional mobility conditions.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Performing comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and re-evaluations
  • Developing individualized plans of care based on each patient's needs, functional limitations, and goals
  • Providing skilled, evidence-based physical therapy interventions
  • Helping patients improve strength, mobility, balance, endurance, coordination, and functional independence
  • Providing therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education, gait and balance training, functional training, and other appropriate PT interventions
  • Monitoring patient progress and modifying treatment plans when clinically indicated
  • Establishing measurable short-term and long-term functional goals
  • Training patients in the safe use of assistive devices such as walkers, canes, and wheelchairs

Educating patients and caregivers regarding home exercise programs, body mechanics, fall prevention, safety, and injury prevention

Completing accurate and timely evaluations, daily treatment notes, progress reports, re-evaluations, and discharge documentation

  • Communicating and collaborating with physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care
  • Supervising Physical Therapist Assistants and support personnel as permitted by New Jersey regulations and applicable payer requirements
  • Maintaining patient confidentiality and following HIPAA and applicable federal and state regulations
  • Helping maintain a clean, organized, and safe treatment environment
  • And, of course...

Encourage your patients, celebrate their progress, and help make therapy something they actually look forward to!

What We're Looking For

REQUIRED:

Current and valid Physical Therapist (PT) license in the State of New Jersey

Qualifications:

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Strong clinical evaluation and treatment skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Compassionate and patient-centered approach to care
  • Ability to work independently while also being a great team player
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Basic computer skills and familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR)
  • Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in a busy outpatient environment
  • Current CPR/BLS certification preferred

New Grads — Yes, You Can Apply!

Recently graduated and ready to start your PT career?

We welcome New Jersey-licensed new graduates!

We're looking for someone who is eager to learn, willing to ask questions, and excited to grow as a clinician.

Experience is valuable - but so are enthusiasm, compassion, reliability, and a willingness to learn.

The Kind of PT We're Looking For

You might be a great fit if you are someone who:

  • Genuinely enjoys working with patients
  • Celebrates the little victories as much as the big ones
  • Can motivate a patient who's having a difficult day
  • Believes older adults can continue getting stronger
  • Enjoys treating balance, gait, orthopedic, neurological, and functional mobility problems
  • Values teamwork
  • Takes pride in good documentation and quality patient care

Brings Positive Energy to the Clinic

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who remembers that behind every diagnosis is a person who wants to get back to living their life.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're looking for a workplace where you can grow professionally, enjoy your coworkers, build relationships with your patients, and make a meaningful difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Come help our patients move better, feel stronger, stay independent, and live their most ACTIVE LIFE!

Active Life Physical Therapy

Clifton, New Jersey

NJ Physical Therapist License Required

New Graduates Welcome to Apply

Apply today — we can't wait to meet you!

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care to improve patient strength, mobility, and functional independence. Provide evidence-based interventions, monitor patient progress, and maintain accurate clinical documentation while collaborating with healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Assistive devices trainingPatient education

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (464 salary observations; 1,489 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,498 salary observations; 60,195 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $108k (middle half $92k–$110k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
New Jersey vs national$100k median in New Jersey$94k nationally (+6%)464 state / 11,498 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey688 active22,130 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 30% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Physical Therapist listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment741 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 33 employers
13
<$105k
15
$105k-125k
4
$125k-145k
9
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75/hr
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$70-$75/hr
#3

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$41.79-$73.56/hr
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$41.79-$73.56/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,084 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Employee discounts
Health insurance
Paid time off
Competitive salary
Free uniforms
Training & development

Living in Clifton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$630k
Typical market rent
$2,605/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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