Physical Therapist - Full Time!
Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County), NYFull-time$52/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Lutheran Care Center is seeking Physical Therapists to provide evaluations and treatments for residents at its nursing and rehabilitation facility. The role includes assessing residents, establishing and revising goals and treatment plans, documenting progress, and contributing to care planning. New graduates are welcome, and the posting offers flexible scheduling. Employees must meet the facility’s vaccination requirements.
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Physical Therapist
$5000 Sign-on Bonus for Full Time Physical Therapist! ( Bonus paid in installments; eligibility and repayment terms apply.)
The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is currently seeking Physical Therapists to join our team. Come and find out why the Lutheran Care Center has the reputation for excellence we have maintained for over 25 years!
Pay: $52.00 / hour
New Graduates Welcome!
Flexible scheduling!
We offer medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 12 sick days, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) to eligible employees.
JOB SUMMARY:
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Manage the professional components of Physical Therapy evaluations and treatments
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Assess and evaluate residents and establish goals and plans.
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Re-evaluate goals and treatment plans in accordance with New York State code.
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Document required medical record progress notes per NYS code.
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Makes recommendation to Director and/or Physician on resident response to treatment.
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Provide input as a member of the Comprehensive Care Planning Team.
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Oversee Physical Therapy Assistants and Physical Therapy Aides
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Attend mandatory in-services and provide Physical Therapy in-services as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Completion of a Physical Therapy program
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Valid New York State Physical Therapy license
Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,332 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$52/hr
- New York median$50–60/hr242 hourly ranges
- US median$47–60/hr3,003 hourly ranges
This rate, $52/hr, is close to the New York median midpoint ($52/hr) — in the middle half of Physical Therapist hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 570 open Physical Therapist jobs in New York and 10,332 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
- RochesterRegional Health54 open
- Northwell Health44 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 (2,816 postings).
- Education
- 3,897 of the 10,332 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 6, 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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