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Physical Therapist - Medical Park Drive

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Duke University as a Outpatient Physical Therapist – Duke Health, Durham in Durham, NC, US.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Duke University as a Outpatient Physical Therapist – Duke Health, Durham.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive physical therapy services to patients with impairments or functional limitations, including evaluation, treatment planning, and wellness screenings. Act as a resource for the department by participating in staff orientation, student teaching, and clinical research activities.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree or certification in physical therapy, with a Master's or Clinical Doctorate preferred. Must hold a current North Carolina Physical Therapist license or be eligible to obtain one within six months.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical reasoningPatient evaluationPlan of care developmentPatient educationDocumentationClinical supervisionIntervention protocolsData collectionPeer reviewRehabilitationPatient assessmentTherapeutic facilitiesHealth promotion

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

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