Physical Therapist | UF Health Gainesville Heart & Vascular/Neuro Medicine | Full-time | Days
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday
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Job Description
Full-time 8:00am to 4:30pm Tuesday through Saturday
UF Health Physical Therapists provide rehabilitation services in the Acute setting, working to create and customize the best course of treatment for conditions that limit a patient's ability to move, be active, communicate, swallow, and complete daily tasks and activities.
Our skilled team strives to maximize physical performance, while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve the best functional outcomes. This setting offers an array of service areas in three locations in Gainesville, Florida.
The UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital (HVNM): The East Tower provides care to patients in the following service areas: Cardiac (surgical and non-surgical), Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Heart and Lung Transplant, Neurosurgery, and Neurology.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
Bachelors or higher as designated by professional license. New graduates welcome.
Experience
Experience or fieldwork in the acute setting preferred. Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with others and work as a team.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Florida..
Key Responsibilities
Provide rehabilitation services in an acute care setting to customize treatment plans for patients with movement, communication, or daily task limitations. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to maximize physical performance and address cognitive and psychosocial components of care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (521 salary observations; 3,445 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,783 salary observations; 58,901 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapy | ranked against 22,001 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Florida vs national | $90k median in Florida | $94k nationally (−4%)521 state / 10,783 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Florida | 1,406 active | 21,909 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 50% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida Physical Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,466 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist | UF Health Gainesville Heart & Vascular/Neuro Medicine | Full-time | Days at UF Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,001 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,001 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
100+ more from UF Health
- Physical Therapist | UF Health Jax Outpatient Pavilion | PRN | Days · Jacksonville, Florida
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Living in Gainesville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $292k
- Typical market rent
- $1,618/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.7
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.