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Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida

Physical Therapist (PT), Pediatric, University Inpatient Hospital, PRN

Physical TherapistIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Join a friendly and collaborative team, working alongside multiple employees to provide superior patient care in an inpatient and day program setting.

  • ## Pediatric Caseload
  • Responsibilities:
  • Complete the new patient evaluation, establish customized treatment plans and patient goals, and participate in the implementation of patient care programs
  • Deliver high quality patient care for multiple rehabilitation diagnoses
  • Provide a positive patient experience through patient engagement and progressive treatment
  • Effectively communicate both verbally and written
  • Promote evidence based patient care

Qualifications

  • Current PT license in state of Florida
  • Current hands-on CPR/BLS Certification
  • Experience preferred, will consider a new grad
  • Knowledge of federal and state professional requirements

Hours: PRN, as needed

Location: Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital at 3599 University Blvd South,

Jacksonville, FL 32216

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningGoal SettingVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationEvidence Based Care

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 31 employers

19
<$110k
10
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
5
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
82%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 435 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
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 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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