Physical Therapist (PT) - School Based
Listed compensation
$90.00 /Hr
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Overview
Why Choose Metro?
For over thirty five years, Metro Therapy, Inc., (a Powerback Pediatrics company) has been serving the educational and developmental needs of the pediatric populations throughout Long Island and the five boroughs of New York City. Metro is proud of our dedication to the community and committed to bringing new, insightful knowledge that will allow us to provide the best services to our clients. We provide employees with comprehensive benefits and compensation, access to clinical support teams, and career growth opportunities.
Benefits: We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to Full-Time team members. We offer Dental and Vision to Part-Time team members (not applicable to 1099 positions).
- Paid Time Off: We offer generous paid time off to Full-Time and Part-Time team members.
- Continuing Education: Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge.
Perks at Powerback: Enjoy exclusive discounts on a variety of services. Earn rewards through our PowerZone Employee Recognition Program, and expand your expertise with our Clinicians in Action professional development program.
Responsibilities
- Provide Physical Therapy services to children in the school setting.
- Performs evaluations and assessments and tracks child progress.
- Delivers Physical Therapy services as mandated in the IEP.
Collaborate with other families, caregivers, educators, and other professionals to support the goals of each child.
Complete documentation and progress notes.
Assist with functional mobility and orientation safety directives, guidelines, and exercises.
Qualifications
Must have a valid and unencumbered Physical Therapy license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license and eligibility.
Must have a qualifying degree in Physical Therapy.
Posted Salary Range
USD $70.00 - USD $90.00 /Hr.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New York, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (326 salary observations; 464 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (8,033 salary observations; 18,890 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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