Pays $38-$42/hr$59k below the Physical Therapist market median of ~$147k (13 jobs)

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Rome Health
Rome, New York

Physical Therapist - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Friday

Physical TherapistFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time outpatient physical therapy. Post-op orthopedic, spine, and bariatric patients. New grads welcome. Rome, NY.

Join Rome Health as a Physical Therapist – Outpatient, New Grads Welcome in City of Rome, New York, United States. Rome Health is seeking a full time Licensed Physical Therapist for the evaluation, planning and implementation of physical therapy for patients of various ages, diagnoses; including post-op orthopedic, spine and bariatric. Treatment setting is outpatient therapy clinic.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $42/hour.
  • Nonprofit Health System - PSLF Eligible

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Rome Health as a Physical Therapist – Outpatient, New Grads Welcome.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will be responsible for the evaluation, planning, and implementation of therapy programs for patients with various diagnoses. This includes treating patients recovering from orthopedic, spine, and bariatric procedures in an outpatient clinic setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in physical therapy and possess a valid NYS license to practice. Licensed new graduates are encouraged to apply for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedic rehabilitationSpine therapyBariatric therapyClinical documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (563 salary observations; 844 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,391 salary observations; 24,210 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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 ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 13 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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