Physical Therapist - FT - Day Shift
Buffalo, NYFull-time$42.14–50.55/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Physical Therapist provides hands‑on therapy under medical direction, administering massage, muscle training, corrective exercises, and various heat, electro, and hydro therapies. They teach patients and families proper techniques, assess muscle power, document progress, and ensure safety while following physician recommendations and maintaining professional standards.
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HOURLY RANGE: $42.14 - $50.55
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves administering physical therapy treatments under medical direction and technical supervision. Work is performed under the general supervision of a more senior professional employee. The incumbent administers all forms of physical therapy which will tend to re-educate and strengthen paralyzed muscles of the patients, relieve pain and spasms and possible prevention of physical deformities. Supervision is exercised over lower ranking non-professional employees. Does related work as required.TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:Administers massage, muscle training and coordination, corrective exercise and applies varied forms of heat therapy;Teaches family and patients through demonstration how to apply heat;Tests and grades patients’ muscle power and functional activities;Instructs patients how to exercise, walk, stand, balance and use supportive devices;Observes patients’ reactions to treatment and prepares written reports of treatment, progress and results;Explains orthopedic recommendations of physician to the patient;Instructs patients in the use of mechanical devices, such as shoulder wheels, pulleys, parallel bars, walking ramps and steps.FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of skeletal anatomy and principals involved in the application of active and passive motion related to physical conditions resulting from disease, injury or birth defects; thorough knowledge of fundamentals of therapeutic massage and its relationship to medical rehabilitation; good knowledge of the use of the equipment and the methods used in electrotherapy, thermotherapy and hydrotherapy; ability to demonstrate all types of physical therapy treatment and to teach families and patients home-type treatment; ability to prepare written reports; ability to follow oral and written instructions; reliability; tact; initiative; physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Possession of a Limited Permit to practice Physical Therapy in New York State at the time of appointment and possession of a license and current registration to practice Physical Therapy within six months and maintenance of license throughout duration of appointment.SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within sixty (60) days of appointment and maintenance throughout duration of employment.NOTE: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,464 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$42.14–50.55/hr
- New York median$50–60/hr239 hourly ranges
- US median$46–60/hr3,010 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $46.35/hr, is 11% below the New York median midpoint ($52/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Physical Therapist hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 561 open Physical Therapist jobs in New York and 10,464 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- U.S. Physical Therapy124 open
- Northwell Health41 open
- Trinity Health35 open
- Experience
- Physical Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,865 postings).
- Education
- 3,930 of the 10,464 open Physical Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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