Physical Therapist (Inpatient) | UF Health Gainesville Heart & Vascular/Neuro Medicine | PRN | Days
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Job Description
UF Health Physical Therapists provide rehabilitation services in the Acute setting, working to create and customize the best course of treatment for conditions that limit a patient's ability to move, be active, communicate, swallow, and complete daily tasks and activities.
Our skilled team strives to maximize physical performance, while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve the best functional outcomes. This setting offers an array of service areas in three locations in Gainesville, Florida.
The UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital (HVNM): The East Tower provides care to patients in the following service areas: Cardiac (surgical and non-surgical), Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Heart and Lung Transplant, Neurosurgery, and Neurology.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
Bachelors or higher as designated by professional license. New graduates welcome.
Experience
Experience or fieldwork in the acute setting preferred. Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with others and work as a team.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida.
Key Responsibilities
Provide rehabilitation services in an acute care setting to customize treatment plans for patients with movement or functional limitations. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to maximize physical performance and address cognitive and psychosocial needs.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (506 salary observations; 3,300 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,282 salary observations; 53,962 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Gainesville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,618/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.7
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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