Staff Physical Therapist, Per Diem
Listed compensation
$38.3-$57.59/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Mass General Brigham as a Staff Physical Therapist – Inpatient Acute Care, Per Diem in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $38.30 - $57.59/hour.
- Mentorship from experienced clinicians
- Internal continuing education programming
- Formal mentorship program
- Clinical ladder program
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- On-site position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Mass General Brigham as a Staff Physical Therapist – Inpatient Acute Care, Per Diem.
Key Responsibilities
The staff physical therapist will examine and evaluate patient needs to develop and implement effective treatment plans in an inpatient acute care setting. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and supervise support personnel to ensure high-quality patient care and functional recovery.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physical therapy program and possess a current, unrestricted license to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Strong clinical decision-making skills and the ability to manage a diverse patient caseload are required.
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Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (405 salary observations; 595 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (11,876 salary observations; 27,060 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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- On-site
- Includes weekends