Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts is recruiting a Per Diem Inpatient Physical Therapist to join its rehabilitation team at a state-of-the-art acute care facility in the heart of the city. This position offers new graduates direct access to senior leadership and a dedicated mentor, making it an exceptional entry point into inpatient PT practice. The hospital delivers a broad clinical canvas — from advanced heart and vascular services and comprehensive orthopedics to robotic and radiosurgical cases — giving therapists meaningful variety in their inpatient caseload. Newly increased pay rates reflect the hospital's commitment to competitive compensation for per diem staff.
Perks and Benefits
- Newly increased per diem pay rates
- Per diem employment structure with scheduling flexibility
- Dedicated mentor and direct access to senior leadership for new graduates
- New graduates welcome — structured onboarding support provided
- Access to a large health system's resources, tools, and professional development pathways
- Religious and medical exemption process available for applicable vaccination requirements
Practice Highlights
- Inpatient physical therapy role serving an acute care patient population across multiple high-acuity service lines
- Clinical scope includes patient evaluation, individualized treatment planning, functional goal-setting, and ongoing reassessment in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
- Responds to physician orders for PT; reviews charts and modifies treatment plans based on patient progress
- Focus on restoring functional mobility and returning patients to their highest level of independence
- Advanced heart and vascular services program — a primary referral driver for inpatient PT cases
- Comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation program with robust surgical volume
- Da Vinci robotic surgery and CyberKnife radiosurgery technology on-site, generating a complex post-surgical PT caseload
- Women and infants program providing additional inpatient PT patient population
- Interdisciplinary team model with collaborative care planning across nursing, medicine, and therapy disciplines
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Physical Therapy (MPT) or Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) required
- Active Massachusetts Physical Therapy license required (or eligibility to obtain prior to start)
- Minimum two years of experience as a practicing PT in a healthcare setting preferred; new graduates encouraged to apply
- Ability to administer and interpret standardized tests and measurements and translate findings into individualized care plans
- Successful completion of pre-employment background check and health screening, including drug screen, required
About the Community
Worcester is Massachusetts' second-largest city, offering an urban lifestyle with a significantly lower cost of living than Boston — located just 45 miles to the east via I-90. The city is home to a robust academic and medical community, a thriving restaurant and arts scene, and easy access to the outdoor recreation of central New England. Families benefit from strong public and private school options, and the region's density of colleges and universities creates a culturally rich, intellectually engaged environment well suited to clinicians at any career stage.