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Physical Therapist | Outpatient Rehab for Kids Magnolia Parke I Days | Full-Time

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

UF Health Shands Rehab Services is dedicated to providing excellent patient care to individuals throughout north central Florida.

Through comprehensive rehabilitation programs, we hope to create a safe and comfortable environment that empowers individuals to manage their care independently, return to a functional lifestyle and improve their quality of life.

We are dedicated to treating our patients with compassion, creativity, respect and confidentiality.

Our rehab centers accomplish this with close working relationships between our referring physicians, therapists, support staff, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and the University of Florida Athletics Program. Our therapists provide rehabilitation services and education to patients.

Our therapy staff is equipped to educate other health professionals and students about rehabilitation.

Pediatric Rehab is a comprehensive facility providing occupational, physical and speech therapy services for children from birth to age 21. Our staff is trained to serve all rehab needs for children.

We work with specialty physician clinics, community physicians, ancillary services (such as psychiatry, nutrition, etc.) and school systems to provide care for the children of our surrounding communities.

Our therapists collaborate in research that leads to improved care and quality of life for those living with pediatric conditions.

Responsibilities

In this role, the Physical Therapist provides therapy services and education to patients. In addition, will contribute to the education and professional development of other healthcare providers and students in the field of rehabilitation.

Schedule: FTE: 1.0

Shift Hours: 7:00am-6:00, TBD

Days of Week: Monday-Friday, TBD

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

  • Bachelors in a Rehab Therapy
  • No previous clinical experience necessary
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skill in a broad range of therapy services and settings
  • Demonstrates strong communication skills
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Florida

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'non-frequent driver' NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Physical TherapyPediatric RehabilitationPatient EducationClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist | Outpatient Rehab for Kids Magnolia Parke I Days | Full-Time at UF Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 435 active Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% 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.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings

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

  • No weekends

Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.