Physical Therapist (PT) - Full-Time - Wooster, OH

Licensed in another state?

Ohio 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 an Ohio license, $95 for a PT. (PT Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For an Ohio license, apply to the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board (Physical Therapy Section) for a license by endorsement: what Ohio asks. Every state's PT Compact status.

What Ohio requires of a physical therapist

Physical Therapist License, from the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board (Physical Therapy Section).

• An applicant currently licensed in another state whose requirements are substantially similar to Ohio's applies online through eLicense Ohio and submits to a criminal records check by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation that includes FBI records, with results sent to the board directly by the bureau. An applicant who has practiced fewer than 500 hours in the five years before applying must retake the NPTE or complete an action plan approved by the physical therapy section.
• Staying active: Physical therapist licenses renew every two years, by January 31 of each even-numbered year, with 24 units of continuing education per two-year cycle, including two hours of ethics through a renewal jurisprudence module; no continuing education is required for the first renewal.

Physical therapist jobs and requirements in Ohio · Every state's rule