Physical Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA), Per Diem Weekend Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation
- PRN / per diem
- Weekends
- BLS
How this pay compares
This posting states $60 an hour. Open physical therapist assistant jobs in Maryland post a median of $36.05 an hour, the middle half $32.97–$41, across 51 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Physical therapist assistants employed in Maryland earn a median of $37.34 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Physical therapist assistants in Maryland: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville reported 220 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 3,273,932 hours worked: 13.4 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 13.3 per 100 full-time workers. 55 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Medicare gives Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Maryland's hospitals average 3.3). 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Maryland hospitals by rating.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
Licensed in another state?
Maryland issues and accepts PT Compact privileges: a physical therapist or PT assistant whose home state is a member can take this job on a compact privilege instead of a Maryland license, $170 for a PT. (PT Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) Every state's PT Compact status.
Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 87.1%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.21x · Clicks 25
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 52.9% · Stating an hourly rate 32.3%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 11 Nov 2026. Every figure for Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
About the job
Adventist Rehabilitation - Rockville
If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.
Job Description Summary For Job Posting
Rockville Rehabilitation seeks to hire an experienced Physical Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) for our Inpatient Rehabilitation Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
As a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant, you will:
- Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed)
- Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care. Reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue physical therapy services
- In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client, taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral. The physical therapist discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the physical therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with the referring provider/team where indicated)
- Communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers
- Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management
- Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case
- Be responsible for individual professional development activities
Qualifications include
- PT: Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy from an accredited Physical Therapy program
- PTA: Associate degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program required
- 1 year of site-specific experience is preferred
- Active Maryland PT or PTA License
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Work Schedule
- Employment Type: Part-time (per diem)
- Hours per Week: 4hrs/week
- Typical Daily Schedule: 2 weekend days per month, plus TWO major holidays (at least one winter) per year.
- Shift Type: Day
- Weekend Requirements: Required
- Holiday Requirements: Required
- Compensation: This position is per diem at a rate of $60/hour
Pay Range
If the salary range is not displayed or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.
We do this by offering
- Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Free Employee parking
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.
If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!
COVID-19 Vaccination
Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.
Tobacco and Drug Statement
Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.
While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.
Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).
Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.
Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.
From Adventist HealthCare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Pioneer Healthcare ServicesTravel nursing agency
Places travel nurses, therapists, allied health and school-based professionals on contract assignments.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health

UHC Staffing (UHCS)Healthcare staffing agency
A Joint Commission certified agency placing specialty nurses, therapists and allied professionals in per diem, contract and travel jobs.
Places: Nurses, Therapy & rehab, Imaging, Lab
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in Maryland, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Adventist HealthCare
Faith-based, not-for-profit Maryland health system with three acute-care hospitals, a rehabilitation hospital, urgent care centers and home health agencies in the Washington, D.C. area.
Based in Gaithersburg, MDHires in MarylandPay on its listings: 91.5% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Adventist HealthCare
- Patient Care Technician (CNA), Night Shift, Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)$19.21–$24.90/hr
- Patient Care Technician (CNA), Night Shift, Rehabilitation
- Psychiatric Technician (Adolescent Psychiatry), Day Shift, Behavioral Health$20.07–$26.92/hr
- Registered Nurse (RN), Day Shift, Acute-Care Rehab$38.00–$57.00/hr
- Registered Nurse (RN), Day Shift, Med Surg Oncology
- Registered Nurse (RN), Full-Time Days, Acute Rehab$38.00–$57.00/hr
More physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
A licensed therapist?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Adventist HealthCare openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Adventist HealthCare's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.