School Physical Therapist (PT)
Orlando, FLContract / Full-time$54/hrPosted 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The School Physical Therapist works in a school setting, performing student evaluations and providing and documenting therapy services according to each student’s plan of care and physician’s orders when applicable. The role requires current state licensure as a Physical Therapist and graduation from an accredited school of Physical Therapy. The posting also lists conditional CPR, TB screening, and health-certificate requirements.
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Full job description
School Physical Therapist (PT)
Setting: Schools
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Pay: $54 / Hour
Hours: 37.50
Location: Orlando, FL
The Physical Therapist is responsible for performing student evaluations, as well as providing and documenting therapy services in accordance with plan of care developed for each student and per physician’s orders when applicable.
Minimum Requirements:
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Current licensure as a Physical Therapist in the state of practice
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Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy
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One (1) year of prior professional Physical Therapy experience preferred
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Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
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Current CPR if applicable
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TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:
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Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) savings plan
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Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Amergis
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Education
Job Function: Education | Physical Therapist | Physical Therapist School
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Setting: Schools
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0276
Contract Duration: 30
Pay Rate: $54 / Hour
Date Posted: 2026-10-23
How this job compares
Set against the 10,062 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$54/hr
- Florida median$43–54/hr207 hourly ranges
- US median$47–60/hr2,893 hourly ranges
This rate, $54/hr, is 11% above the Florida median midpoint ($49/hr) — in the top quarter of Physical Therapist hourly ranges in Florida.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 706 open Physical Therapist jobs in Florida and 10,062 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- Select Medical142 open
- AdventHealth107 open
- HCA Healthcare91 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 (2,793 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 581 of the 10,062 open Physical Therapist jobs (6%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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