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Kessler Rehabilitation Center
Toms River, New Jersey

Per Diem Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60/hr

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Job Description

  • Kessler Rehabilitation CenterPosition: Physical Therapist
  • Location: Ocean County
  • Schedule: Per DiemCompensation: $60

At Kessler, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.

Responsibilities of the Physical Therapist (PT)

  • Performs comprehensive evaluations, develops and appropriately progresses individualized treatment plans.
  • Provides thorough education to patients and caregivers in a manner they can understand, and plans appropriately for discharge when medical necessity no longer indicates skilled therapeutic care.
  • Participates in departmental initiatives and demonstrates effective communication with all rehab team members.
  • Facilitates professional growth, development and overall improvement of departmental performance.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services, and design of program delivery.

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) accredited school of physical therapy.
  • Valid New Jersey State Physical Therapy License/ Registration REQUIRED to start.
  • Prior experience in outpatient orthopedics preferred; entry level/New Grad acceptable
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationClinical documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (543 salary observations; 1,655 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $114k (middle half $104k–$130k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New Jersey vs national$99k median in New Jersey$94k nationally (+6%)543 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey691 active21,760 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 33% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Physical Therapist listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment740 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,752 in the last 30 days4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

18 jobs
2
<$105k
8
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
5
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist-NEW GRADS WELCOMEPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$120/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Per DiemPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$110/hr
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist

$75-$80/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Toms River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$516k
Typical market rent
$3,026/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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