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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Waldorf, Maryland

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist 8.3 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$110k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 44m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

  • Sign-on bonus up to $20,000 and indefinite student loan help
  • Position: Full-Time Physical Therapist - Outpatient
  • Specialties Offered: Orthopedics, Vestibular, and Oncology (ReVital)
  • Location: NovaCare in Waldorf, Maryland
  • Compensation: $85,000 - $110,000

Join NovaCare in Waldorf, Maryland, where excellence and innovation drive patient care. We support your professional growth and empower patients to return to active lifestyles.

We seek a full-time physical therapist with experience in outpatient orthopedics.

You will treat a diverse population, including teens through geriatrics, and provide orthopedic, vestibular, aquatics, and oncology rehabilitation. Average caseload is 10–12 patients per day, with 60-minute evaluations and 45-minute treatments. Leadership training is available for experienced clinicians.

Schedule: 40-hour weekday schedule, including two evenings until 7:00 PM, with the last patient scheduled one hour before closing.

Incentives: Sign-On bonus up to $20,000 and ongoing loan help

Why Choose Us?

  • Reasonable caseload expectations (10–12 patients/day) allow for true 1:1 care
  • A culture that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning
  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our orientation and experienced onsite clinicians ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications

Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance with separate sick time and holiday accruals

  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

  • If you are passionate about quality patient care and improving patient outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!
  • Apply today
  • Shanel Green
  • NovaCare Rehabilitation
  • 610-223-5944 Cell

ssgreen@selectmedical.com

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients

Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors

Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Vestibular rehabilitationAquatics therapyPatient evaluationClinical documentationNeuro rehabilitation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,466 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Physical Therapist Career Context

NovaCare Rehabilitation ranks #4 of 10 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (143 salary observations; 180 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, 52% have no call, 72% 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 Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

8.3/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Physical Therapy

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000
Indefinite student loan help
Generous PTO with separate sick time and holiday accruals
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and disability protection
Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program with bonus incentives