Outpatient Physical Therapist- Kennett Square
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Penn Medicine seeks an outpatient physical therapist to evaluate, treat, and manage patients receiving physical therapy. The role includes developing and modifying plans of care, providing evidence-based treatment, instructing patients and caregivers, and overseeing support personnel. The therapist also manages clinical documentation and collaborates with the care team. Recent care experience in a relevant discipline is preferred.
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Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
General Summary Statement
Responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and management of patients in the provision of Physical Therapy care. Manage the administrative requirements of documentation, billing, chart reviews, and any other necessary requirements to ensure compliance with best practices, ethical billing/insurance guidelines, and regulatory agencies. Works in conjunction with and provides requisite oversight to staff support personnel such as Physical Therapy Assistants.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Evaluate, develop, modify plans of care, administer clinical treatments, and provide effective and evidenced-based management of patients.
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Instructs patients, families and other caregivers in the skills and techniques of the physical therapy treatment program.
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Instruct, motivate, safeguard and assist patients as they perform therapeutic strengthening and functional activities.
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Collaborate with physical therapy staff or others as necessary to provide effective Physical Therapy management of patients.
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Maintains appropriate and timely documentation of all patients utilizing the electronic medical record to support the regulatory and billing requirements for services provided.
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Monitor support personnel (therapy assistants, students and volunteers) as requested.
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Participates in annual appraisals of peers as requested.
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Participates in Committees as requested.
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Supports the initiatives of the clinic to promote a patient-centered treatment philosophy.
Education Training and Experience
Graduate of a Bachelor, Certificate, Masters or Doctorate degree curriculum in Physical Therapy
A minimum of one year of recent care experience in relevant discipline preferred
Licensure/Certification
Required
Current Pennsylvania State license as a Physical Therapist
CPR certification
Preferred
National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)
Professional Association Certifications
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,353 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Pennsylvania median$85–100K/yr85 salary ranges
- Pennsylvania median$55–60/hr120 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 523 open Physical Therapist jobs in Pennsylvania and 10,353 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Select Medical77 open
- Genesis Healthcare68 open
- St. Luke's University Health Network56 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 (2,807 postings).
- Education
- 3,854 of the 10,353 open Physical Therapist jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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