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Select Physical Therapy
Lighthouse Point, Florida

Certified Hand Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Position: Certified Hand Therapist
  • Location: 4756 N Federal Hwy, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
  • Schedule: Monday - Friday, Flexible scheduling
  • Compensation: $50/hour

Select Physical Therapy is seeking a full-time Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist, to treat various upper extremity disorders ranging from tendon injuries, sprains, strains, post-operative fractures, and more. We are seeking a skilled hand therapist experienced in custom splinting. The Certified Hand Therapist will collaborate with our regional hand therapy coordinator to ensure you have the necessary resources for success.

Why join our nationwide team of amazing hand therapists?

National hand therapy program in 32 states with more than 300 CHTs nationwide, and an additional 300 hand therapists are a part of the national hand therapy program

Nationally supported mentorship program: therapists interested in pursuing their CHT credentials (available in most regions). Experienced therapists have the opportunity to become mentors.

Education Department offers: National UE Symposium, National Journal Club, National CHT Study Group, free local CEUs, webinar training programs, and additional certification courses available for UE COMT

  • Hand team meetings in each local area, virtual meetings, and training available.
  • Opportunities to observe in physician clinics and work in contracted positions in physicians’ clinics
  • Opportunity for research activities
  • Opportunity to develop and participate in program development for special populations
  • Hand therapy clinics are fully equipped and provide many treatment options
  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition

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, clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and appropriate communications of high quality hand therapy services to patients and customers.

Provide comprehensive and individualized treatment programs.

Maintain positive level of interaction with facilities and clients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.

Stay current and up to date with Occupational Therapy research and employ Evidence Based Practice (RCB, clinician expertise, patient perception).

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school for occupational or physical therapy
  • Hold specialty certification or licensure in hand therapy
  • National registration and state licensure or registration required
  • Previous, demonstrated marketing experience
  • Solid experience in application of custom splinting pre and post-op orthopedic
  • CPR certification
  • Valid state driver’s license

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 carePatient evaluationTendon injury treatmentPost-operative careClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Hand Therapist at Select Physical Therapy a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,846 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,846 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$104kMental Health Therapy median $58k (middle half $47k–$68k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerFlorida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida352 active7,967 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Counselor listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment611 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,488 in the last 30 days1,534 the 30 days before (+62%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,846 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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$130k-155k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
44% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,846 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Select Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Mentorship program
Free local CEUs
National UE Symposium
National Journal Club
Clinical Advancement Program with bonus incentives

Living in Lighthouse Point

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,371/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
None
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.