
Physical Therapist Acute Rehab [Per Diem]
ROCHESTER, NYPer Diem$50/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Physical Therapist - Rehab designs, plans, and implements personalized interventions to improve patient function and quality of life. The role provides evidence-based care, develops individualized treatment plans, supports discharge planning with home exercise programs and equipment recommendations, and contributes to staff development through information sharing and in-service training.
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Description SUMMARY As a Physical Therapist - Rehab, your ability to design, plan, and implement personalized physical therapy interventions greatly enhances patient function and overall quality of life. STATUS: Per Diem LOCATION: Unity Hospital - 1555 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626 DEPARTMENT: Physical Therapy SCHEDULE: Day Shift, 8-hr. shifts 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Monday - Friday. Weekend work available if desired. RESPONSIBILITIES Treatment & Planning. Meet patient goals and needs by providing quality, evidence-based care; assess, develop, and implement an individualized treatment plan; help the patient accomplish the treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instruct, encourage, and assist patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities Discharge Management. Assure continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instruct patients, families and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommend and provide assistive equipment; recommend outpatient or home health follow-up programs Leadership. Develop physical therapy staff by providing information; develop and conduct in-service training programs REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master's Degree in Physical Therapy or Bachelor's degree with prior experience as a licensed Physical Therapist required. Required Licensure/Cerification: Current New York State license or a limited permit as a Registered Physical Therapist. If a New York State license or limited permit is not held, must be hired within 90 days of graduation from a New York State or APTA-accredited physical therapist education program and meet Practice Exemption under New York State Physical Therapy License Requirements. Developed leadership skills Patient-focused, with demonstrated care and compassion Exceptional communication and documentation skills PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Prior Physical Therapist experience preferred PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Moderate - Clinical - Moderate clinical roles are patient facing roles that require continual movement, including standing, walking, and lifting 20-50 lbs., along with pushing and pulling medical equipment and assisting with patient positioning. Employees perform frequent bending, twisting, and reaching while completing fine motor tasks in busy or confined clinical environments. High sensory acuity is essential for monitoring patient status and responding to alarms or safety concerns. Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial, involving decision-making under pressure, responding to emergencies, and maintaining sustained focus. Environmental exposures include infectious agents, bodily fluids, chemicals, and radiation. TB testing, mask-fit testing, and physical exams are common requirements. PAY RANGE: $50.00 - $50.00 The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts. Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Apply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjM0MDkxLjEwNDE3QHJvY2hlc3RlcnJlZ2lvbmFsY29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
How this job compares
Set against the 10,464 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50/hr
- New York median$50–60/hr239 hourly ranges
- US median$46–60/hr3,010 hourly ranges
This rate, $50/hr, is 4% below the New York median midpoint ($52/hr) — in the middle half 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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