Physical Therapist | Out Patient | Neurologic
Listed compensation
$36.1-$57.76/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation?
Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life's most important decisions. ChristianaCare is ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation and has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health.
ChristianaCare is currently hiring a full time outpatient Physical Therapist at the Middletown Rehabilitation Site. Two evenings per week are required.
Primary Function
To provide Physical Therapy for individuals requiring rehabilitation after injury or disease process. In this position you will be treating neurologic patients in a blended neurologic and orthopedic clinic.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate and re-evaluate patients in a timely manner
- Establish appropriate treatment programs that include goals to be attained
- Complete all documentation relating to patient care, including evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
- Review active patient records
- Provide patient and family education and training
- Maintain written and verbal communication with referral sources concerning patient care
Education and Experience Requirements
- BS, Masters, or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure in Delaware
ChristianaCare Offers
Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver!
Hourly Pay Range: $36.10 - $57.76
This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Post End Date
Feb 26, 2027
EEO Posting Statement
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit careers.christianacare.org
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will evaluate and treat patients requiring rehabilitation for neurologic and orthopedic conditions. Responsibilities include establishing treatment programs, maintaining patient documentation, and providing education to patients and their families.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. Applicants are required to be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Delaware.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Delaware, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (69 salary observations; 272 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,290 salary observations; 63,833 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $98k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $75k–$120k | Physical Therapy median $94k (middle half $69k–$109k)302 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Delaware vs national | $95k median in Delaware | $94k nationally (+1%)69 state / 13,290 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$98k in purchasing power | Delaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Delaware | 108 active | 21,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 60% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Delaware Physical Therapist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment116 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,748 in the last 30 days | 4,154 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| ChristianaCare | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index3 active listings |
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