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Virtua Health
Barrington, Illinois

Physical Therapist (PT), Pediatrics - Per Diem

Physical TherapistIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$61.35/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.

If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country.

We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home.

A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community.

That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling.

We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Location: Barrington - 50 East Gloucester Pike

Remote Type

On-Site

Employment Type: Employee

Employment Classification

Per Diem

Time Type

Part time

Work Shift

Day Shift - 12 Hr (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours

0

Additional Locations

Job Information:

Job Summary

Provides educationally based PT evaluations, treatments and consultations to pediatric clients within the educational environment. Provide services in conjunction with the school district’s child study teams and teachers, ensuring that the services delivered are relevant and useful in meeting the student’s individual education plans (IEP).

Position Responsibilities

Demonstrates comprehensive evaluation skills and interventions. This includes evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and modification of plan of care as appropriate. Therapist will meet IEP mandates per student.

Maintains and completes all student documentation, records and reports ensuring they are educationally based, timely, thorough and professional. All documentation must be in accordance with regulatory and department guidelines.

Consults with student’s child study team, teacher, family, paraprofessionals, district and non-district therapists, CST staff, contract coordinator, supervisors and offsite director to provide optimum quality patient care and effective operations.

Attend and participate in required meetings including school team meetings, student IEP meetings, required CST meetings and any other required meeting. Will be flexible and adjust schedule to accommodate without negative impact to student treatment time/schedule.

Required Experience

Educationally based pediatric experience preferred

Required Education

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.

Training / Certification / Licensure

  • Current licensure in the State of NJ
  • CPR certification
  • School certification by the NJ Department of Education
  • Hourly Rate: $61.35

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

For more benefits information click here.

Key Responsibilities

Provides educationally based physical therapy evaluations, treatments, and consultations to pediatric clients within the school environment. Collaborates with child study teams and teachers to ensure services align with student individual education plans (IEP).

Requirements

Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy and current licensure in the State of New Jersey. Candidates must hold CPR certification and school certification by the NJ Department of Education.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric physical therapyIEP developmentPatient evaluationTreatment planningConsultationCollaborationRegulatory complianceSchool-based therapy

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 47 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 9% are remote, 51% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

8
<$115k
7
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
10
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
74% this job
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 435 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Barrington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$527k
Typical market rent
$2,666/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Virtua Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Marlton, NJ
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical/Prescription, Dental and Vision insurance
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
Paid time off, paid sick leave
Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
Life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
Tuition assistance
Employee assistance program