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Pascack Valley Medical Center
Westwood, New Jersey

Pelvic Health Physical Therapist / PT

Physical TherapistIncludes callNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$43.17-$56.12/hr

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Job Description

Join our team as a day shift, part-time Physical Therapy-Outpatient Physical Therapist (PT) in Westwood, NJ.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.

People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.

  • Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
  • Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

Get to Know Your Team

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

Responsibilities

Physical therapists provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.

  • They restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.
  • Their patients include anyone who suffers from physical limitation.
  • Therapists examine patients’ medical histories and then test and measure the patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.
  • They develop appropriate treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 1 year of experience required (this requirement will be waived with a strong recommendation from an acute care or outpatient clinical affiliation).
  • Current valid NJ State Physical Therapy license.

BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.

Preferred Job Requirements

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Physical Therapy.
  • 2 years’ experience.

Experience with Electronic Health Records a Plus

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient ExaminationTreatment PlanningMobility ImprovementPain ReliefFunctional RestorationStrength AssessmentRange-of-Motion AssessmentBalance and Coordination AssessmentPosture AssessmentMuscle Performance AssessmentRespiratory AssessmentMotor Function Assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (504 salary observations; 1,540 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,410 salary observations; 61,614 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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 ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
New Jersey vs national$98k median in New Jersey$94k nationally (+5%)504 state / 12,410 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey687 active21,432 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 23% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Physical Therapist listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment736 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,740 in the last 30 days4,063 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs
3
<$105k
3
$105k-125k
1
$135k
10
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Pelvic Health Physical Therapist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 353 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
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About Pascack Valley Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Westwood, New Jersey
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition assistance
Paid time off
Comprehensive health benefits
Career growth opportunities

Living in Westwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$776k
Typical market rent
$2,734/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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