Physical Therapist (PT) | Inpatient Rehabilitation
Location
Central Vermont
Salary
$75,899 to $117,645 annually, based on the provided hourly range of $36.49 to $56.56 and a 40-hour workweek.
Additional Incentives: $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible employees Relocation assistance for eligible candidates Full-time hospital-based opportunity
Job DescriptionHelp Patients Find Their Strength, Mobility, and Independence Again
For a Physical Therapist working in inpatient rehabilitation, progress is measured in moments that can completely change a patient's future.
The first safe transfer after a serious illness. The first steps following surgery or injury. The moment a patient realizes they can climb the stairs at home again. The confidence to leave the hospital knowing they have regained the strength and mobility necessary for the next chapter of recovery.
This full-time Physical Therapist opportunity in Central Vermont places you directly at the center of those moments.
You'll join a collaborative hospital-based Inpatient Physical Therapy department caring for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses and functional needs. Your work will combine comprehensive physical therapy evaluations with individualized, patient-centered treatment designed to improve mobility, strength, balance, safety, and functional independence.
Both new graduate Physical Therapists and experienced clinicians are encouraged to apply. The team values effective communication, professional accountability, collaboration, and clinicians who genuinely want to help patients achieve meaningful functional outcomes.
Qualified candidates may also receive a $10,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, creating an attractive opportunity for Physical Therapists considering a move to Vermont.
Overview
As an Inpatient Physical Therapist, you'll evaluate hospitalized patients and develop individualized treatment plans based on each person's medical condition, mobility limitations, functional abilities, and recovery goals.
You'll work cooperatively with physicians, nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to provide coordinated patient care and support safe transitions to the next stage of recovery.
Your clinical responsibilities will include evaluating mobility and functional limitations, delivering patient-centered physical therapy interventions, monitoring progress, maintaining accurate electronic medical records, and communicating effectively with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Physical Therapist who wants meaningful clinical variety within a collaborative hospital environment while enjoying the lifestyle and natural beauty of Central Vermont.
Responsibilities
As the Physical Therapist, you will:
- Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations for hospitalized patients with a variety of diagnoses
- Assess mobility, strength, balance, gait, endurance, functional limitations, and safety
- Develop individualized, patient-centered plans of care based on clinical findings and functional goals
- Provide therapeutic exercise and functional mobility interventions
- Deliver gait training, transfer training, balance activities, strengthening, and mobility progression as clinically appropriate
- Help patients regain the physical abilities necessary to maximize independence and quality of life
- Continually evaluate patient progress and modify treatment plans based on clinical response
- Educate patients and families regarding mobility, safety, therapeutic exercise, and strategies to support continued recovery
- Recommend appropriate assistive devices and mobility strategies when clinically indicated
- Participate in discharge planning and help determine safe mobility needs for the next level of care
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation within the electronic medical record
- Communicate patient progress and functional status with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Collaborate closely with Occupational Therapy, nursing, physicians, rehabilitation professionals, and other clinical disciplines
- Maintain professional standards and comply with applicable clinical, safety, and regulatory requirements
Qualifications
Education
- Graduate of an approved Physical Therapy program
Licensure & Certifications
Required:
- Current Vermont Physical Therapist licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Experience
- New graduate Physical Therapists are welcome and encouraged to apply
- Experienced Physical Therapists are also encouraged to apply
- Previous inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, hospital, neurological, orthopedic, or medically complex patient experience is beneficial but not required
Preferred Skills
Ideal candidates will demonstrate:
- Strong Physical Therapy evaluation and treatment-planning skills
- Interest in inpatient rehabilitation and hospital-based care
- Knowledge of gait training and functional mobility
- Patient-centered clinical reasoning
- Effective oral communication
- Professional accountability and behavior
- Strong interdisciplinary collaboration
- Accurate electronic medical record documentation
- Ability to adapt treatment to patients with varied diagnoses and functional limitations
- Commitment to helping patients maximize mobility, safety, and independence
Schedule, Compensation & Benefits
Schedule
- Full-time
- Primarily Monday through Friday
- Potential weekend coverage
Compensation
- $36.49 to $56.56 per hour
- Approximately $75,899 to $117,645 annually at 40 hours per week
- Final compensation within the range will depend on qualifications and experience
Sign-On & Relocation
- $10,000 sign-on bonus for eligible employees
- Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates
Build Your Physical Therapy Career Where the Green Mountains Become Your Backyard
There are places where life happens around your career, squeezed into whatever hours remain after long commutes and crowded schedules.
Central Vermont offers another possibility.
Here, your career can be meaningful without consuming everything around it.
The landscape begins almost immediately outside the hospital doors. Forested mountains rise above river valleys. Historic villages sit between working farms and winding country roads. Covered bridges cross clear streams, and small downtowns still revolve around locally owned cafés, restaurants, bookstores, markets, and community gathering places.
For a Physical Therapist, there is something particularly appropriate about practicing in a region where movement is woven into everyday life.
Central Vermont residents hike, ski, cycle, paddle, fish, garden, snowshoe, and explore throughout the year. Helping patients recover their mobility here means helping them return to activities that often define how they experience their communities and surroundings.
Spring begins with snow disappearing from the valleys and trails slowly reopening across the Green Mountains. Summer brings long evenings, cool mountain mornings, swimming holes, kayaking, camping, cycling, and hiking beneath dense green canopies. Rivers and lakes become weekend destinations, while farmers markets fill with locally grown produce and communities gather for festivals, concerts, and outdoor events.
Then autumn arrives.
Central Vermont becomes the New England landscape people travel across the country to experience. Mountainsides transform into brilliant layers of crimson, orange, yellow, and gold. Apple orchards and farm stands fill with visitors. Cool mornings make way for crisp afternoons that seem designed for hiking, cycling, scenic drives, and exploring Vermont's small towns.
Winter changes everything again.
For skiers and snowboarders, Central Vermont provides access to some of New England's most celebrated mountain terrain. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, and winter hiking offer quieter alternatives, while small towns settle into the kind of snow-covered New England atmosphere that elsewhere exists mostly on postcards.
The region's location near the Vermont and New Hampshire border also puts an enormous amount of Northern New England within reach. The Connecticut River Valley, Green Mountains, and nearby New Hampshire communities provide almost endless possibilities for weekend exploration.
For healthcare professionals accustomed to major metropolitan markets, one of the most noticeable differences may simply be the amount of time you regain.
Traffic does not dominate daily life in the same way it can in larger cities. A commute can involve mountain views rather than multilane congestion. A Saturday morning can begin on a hiking trail instead of trying to escape the city. Even errands can take you through landscapes that remind you why people travel to Vermont in the first place.
That does not mean Central Vermont is designed for everyone.
Someone who needs major-city nightlife, dense urban neighborhoods, or endless metropolitan entertainment may prefer a larger market. But for a Physical Therapist drawn to mountain living, outdoor recreation, hiking, skiing, work-life balance, community healthcare, and inpatient rehabilitation, the tradeoff can be compelling.
There is also a deeper connection between the region and the work itself.
Inpatient Physical Therapy is ultimately about restoring possibility. Every successful transfer, every additional step, and every improvement in balance or endurance moves a patient closer to returning to the people, places, and activities that give life meaning.
Practicing that kind of rehabilitation in Central Vermont means doing important work in a place that continually reminds you why mobility matters.
A Team Built Around Collaborative Patient Care
Great inpatient rehabilitation rarely happens because of one clinician working alone.
It requires Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, nurses, physicians, Speech-Language Pathologists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals working toward shared goals while understanding the individual needs of each patient.
That collaborative model is central to this opportunity.
You'll have the chance to contribute your clinical judgment while learning from professionals across multiple disciplines. For a new graduate Physical Therapist, this provides valuable exposure to medically diverse patients and the opportunity to develop clinical confidence in a supportive hospital environment.
For an experienced Physical Therapist, it provides the chance to bring established expertise to a team where communication, accountability, and patient-centered care matter.
Regardless of experience level, your work will have a clear purpose: helping patients regain the mobility and confidence necessary to move forward.
Take the Next Step
If you're a Physical Therapist looking for meaningful inpatient rehabilitation work, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional growth, and the opportunity to build a life surrounded by the mountains and communities of Central Vermont, this position deserves consideration.
New graduates and experienced Physical Therapists are encouraged to apply.
Bring your expertise, curiosity, and commitment to patient recovery to a team where every step forward matters.
Pay: $39.42 - $59.57 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
