Physical Therapist - Per Diem

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$54.00 per hour

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

  • Hospital Name: UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - NorthAffiliation with Select Medical
  • Position: Physical Therapist
  • Location: Jacksonville, FLSchedule: Per Diem
  • Compensation: $54.00 per hour
  • Sign-on bonus: $5,000

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient 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.

Minimum Qualifications

  • State Licensure: Hold a current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Certified BLS: Possess Certified BLS or obtain it within 90 days of employment.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningPatient and Family EducationPatient CounselingClinical DocumentationTreatment MonitoringTreatment ModificationPhysical Therapy Assistant SupervisionStudent SupervisionInterdisciplinary CollaborationBLS Certification

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 45 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (738 salary observations; 3,356 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,149 salary observations; 57,960 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 Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $95k (middle half $71k–$104k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Florida vs national$90k median in Florida$94k nationally (−4%)738 state / 15,149 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Florida1,431 active22,060 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 24% no call · 58% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 14 employers
7
<$100k
9
$100k-120k
0
$120k-140k
3
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 14 employers
CME allowance
88% this job
401k / retirement match
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
12% this job
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical TherapistPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · Remote - Nationwide

$80-$110/hr
#2

Home Health Physical TherapistPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Juan Capistrano, California

$80-$110/hr
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) – PRN

$70-$100/hr
#4

Home Care Physical Therapist- Independent Contractor (Union County)

$74-$95/hr
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,942 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North logo

About UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North

Hospitals and Health Care
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive orientation program
Opportunity for advancement to full-time
401(k) eligibility after 1,000 hours
Employee assistance program (EAP)
$5,000 sign-on bonus

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.