Physical Therapist - Full-time

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$31-$54/hr

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South (South High Street)
  • Schedule: Full Time / WeekdaysCompensation: $31 - $54 per hour (depending on years of experience)
  • Sign-on Bonus: $10,000 for full-time

Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities. This is fostered by an interdisplinary team approach with medical staff and a focus on providing PT services to medically complex and Post ICU patients.

  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings.

Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Plus, no weekends and a flexible schedule!

  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

  • Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.
  • Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
  • Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
  • Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
  • Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
  • Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
  • Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
  • Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
  • Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
  • Working independently and collaboratively with other disciplines.

Minimum Qualifications

Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.

Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year of experience in medical setting.
  • Ability to work independently in a small hospital setting.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient educationSupervision of assistantsInpatient careInterdisciplinary collaborationBLS certificationClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (395 salary observations; 1,981 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,818 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$64k–$112kPhysical Therapy median $88k (middle half $76k–$104k)599 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Ohio vs national$89k median in Ohio$94k nationally (−5%)395 state / 15,367 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Ohio775 active21,930 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onOhio Physical Therapist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment803 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,818 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Full-time at Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,818 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 13 employers
9
<$110k
13
$110k-125k
0
$125k-140k
5
$140k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
52% this job
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
31%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

$150k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,818 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus South

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education opportunities
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k)
Life and disability protection

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.