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Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Position Summary

Orlando Health Children's Pavilion

Bringing Better Together

Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion will be a leading-edge facility, beautifully designed and home to efficient and forward-thinking programs and services. Physicians, nurses and other caregivers will work within supportive, health-affirming and community-minded spaces with the tools and technology necessary to provide enhanced, seamless, quality care to the children we serve.

"This marks the beginning of a transformative journey in pediatric healthcare that will have a profound impact in the region."

  • Justin Williams, President, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

A Bold Vision Has Been Cast

Located within walking distance of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer, the Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion will bring over 30 pediatric specialties and services together under one roof, enhancing physician collaboration and improving the patient and family experience.

The Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion requires an investment of $165 million. Just as our patients call on us to deliver best-in-class care, we invite you to help make this vision a reality.

Breaking New Ground

As the only facility of this type in the region, we will bring together over 30 Orlando Health Arnold Palmer specialties and services under one roof, offering a more streamlined and effective multidisciplinary care approach for those with ongoing outpatient needs.

Rising into the downtown skyline, the Orlando Health Children's Pavilion, we are not just constructing a building; we are building a future where brilliance in pediatric care will shine on every child and teenager in need.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has provided compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 25 years. Led by dedicated doctors, specialists and caregivers, Arnold Palmer Hospital offers a wide range of advanced pediatric services in an environment built just for kids.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation is housed within four outpatient sites that offer a full scope of rehabilitative services for children ranging from birth to age 21 with a range of diagnoses and conditions. Our pediatric rehabilitation team operates within a collaborative, fast-paced, and patient-centered environment with the goal of working with children to maximize their potential.

Arnold Palmer Hospital Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation is seeking Physical Therapist to work with patients who have impairments, limitations, varying levels of ability, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes. The Physical Therapist role includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis and interventions toward achieving the highest functional outcomes for each patient or client. Our physical therapy team evaluates and treats children with various neurological, orthopedic, and developmental conditions including medically complex, post-operative, and congenital malformations.

Shift: First - Full-Time

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, the physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.

Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives and treats accordingly.

Evaluate and recommend various types of durable medical equipment including, but not limited to standers, gait trainers, and orthotics.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.

  • Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
  • Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing using an electronic medical record.

Other Related Functions

  • Maintains a positive and encouraging treatment environment.
  • Demonstrates caring, honesty, and open communication with all patients and coworkers.
  • Participates in Performance Improvement, program development, student supervision, assigned committees, safety, and infection control, as required.
  • Practices efficient use and selection of supplies and equipment.
  • Instructs and supervises supportive personnel in their duties
  • Communicates and collaborates with multiple specialty healthcare providers.

Attends rehabilitation meetings, in-services, and any patient care meetings that are required for the assignment.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Bachelor’s degree from an approved program in physical therapy.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current Physical Therapist license in the State of Florida.

Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Experience

Two years of outpatient pediatric experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningDurable medical equipment recommendationGait trainingInterdisciplinary collaborationNeurological rehabilitationOrthopedic rehabilitationDevelopmental therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (499 salary observations; 3,171 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 30 employers

18
<$110k
10
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
5
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
84%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Orlando

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,896/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.4
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 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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