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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Leonardtown, Maryland

Physical Therapist St. Mary's County

Physical Therapist 8.3 Work-LifeNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80K - $100K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient Ortho Sports and Aquatics
  • Location: NovaCare Leonardtown, Maryland
  • Schedule: Full-time 32-40 hours (Mon-Fri)
  • Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000
  • Incentives: Sign-on bonus and Indefinite Loan Help

At NOVACARE Leonardtown-MD, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients return to athletics, work, life, and the things they love.

We treat a diverse caseload of teens through geriatrics, offering general ortho, neuro, vestibular, sports medicine, aquatics, and oncology rehabilitative services. New graduates are welcome to apply! We gradually increase your caseload during your on-site defined mentorship program.

Most clinicians see 10-12 patients per day, depending on patients' needs. Hour evals 1:1 with 45-minute treat times.

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:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Elevate Your Skills: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications

Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance with separate Paid Sick Time and Holiday accrual.

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans with multiple options available

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection

Ease the Burden: Our indefinite student debt benefit 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

  • Go Anywhere with Us: 1900 centers in 39 states, offering internal movement
  • Shanel Green
  • Talent Acquisition Manager Outpatient Division
  • NovaCare Rehabilitation
  • 610-223-5944 Cell ssgreen@selectmedical.com

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

Orthopedic rehabilitationAquatic therapyNeurological rehabilitationVestibular rehabilitationOncology rehabilitationPatient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 45 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (298 salary observations; 878 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,861 salary observations; 55,605 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 Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist St. Mary's County at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 19 employers

10
<$100k
12
$100k-115k
2
$115k
4
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1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
Loan repayment
37% this job
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 8.3
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Leonardtown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$448k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Median resident rent
$2,002/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Loan repayment assistance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Life insurance
Disability insurance