Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$90K - $100K
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Physical Therapist | Full-Time PT Position
Full-Time Physical Therapist Opportunity – Edison, New Jersey
An orthopedic outpatient practice in Edison, NJ is seeking an experienced Physical Therapist to provide evaluation and treatment for patients working through orthopedic injuries, surgery recovery, pain, mobility challenges, and other movement-related conditions.
The purpose of this role is straightforward: identify what is limiting a patient's function, create an appropriate rehabilitation plan, and help that patient make measurable progress toward returning to everyday activities.
You'll work a stable Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM schedule, typically treating one to two patients each hour.
Salary: $90K–$100K annually based on experience, plus a full benefits package.
Primary Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and follow-up physical therapy assessments
- Evaluate range of motion, strength, functional movement, balance, and mobility
- Build patient-specific treatment and rehabilitation plans
- Deliver appropriate orthopedic physical therapy interventions
- Teach therapeutic exercises and home exercise programs
- Track outcomes and make treatment modifications based on patient response
- Document evaluations, progress notes, treatments, and discharge information
- Educate patients on safe movement and strategies for maintaining progress
- Current New Jersey Physical Therapist (PT) license
- DPT degree or MSPT degree
- Previous experience in an outpatient physical therapy setting
- Working knowledge of orthopedic rehabilitation and musculoskeletal treatment
- Medical / Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- 3 Weeks PTO
If outpatient orthopedics is where you do your best clinical work, consider making this Edison PT position your next career move.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will conduct assessments and develop personalized rehabilitation plans for patients recovering from orthopedic injuries or surgery. They are responsible for delivering therapeutic interventions, tracking patient progress, and documenting all clinical notes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current New Jersey Physical Therapist license and possess a DPT or MSPT degree. Previous experience in an outpatient physical therapy setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (589 salary observations; 1,495 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Gotham Enterprises holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 601 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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