Physical Therapy Resident: Full Time, Sports Medicine PT

Company: Atlantic Health System
Location: Morristown
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description The Atlantic Health Rehabilitation Department is looking for a motivated individual to join their Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program. The Program Mission Statement is to advance the clinical competency of Physical Therapists in the practice of sports by providing evidence-based education to develop and retain exceptionally qualified board-certified specialists in Sports Physical Therapy and to Collaborate within a multidisciplinary organization to provide innovative, personalized, and value-based care that continuously improves the health of all athletes within our community . The program is a full-time residency that is one year in length. Residents will be expected to work 40-hour weeks for 52 weeks. At least 300 hours will be dedicated to education opportunities with an additional 150 hours of one-on-one mentoring. Assignments may require study hours outside of the normal work week. Opportunities for event coverage, education, or mentoring may occasionally occur on the weekend. The curriculum has been designed according to the Sports Physical Therapy Description of Specialty Practice to prepare students to sit for the Sports Clinical Specialist Exam offered by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. The Atlantic Health Sports Residency program is aligned with the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education's ( ABPTRFE) Quality Standards The curriculum includes didactic learning experiences through in-person lectures and labs as well as asynchronous learning opportunities through on-line videos and a discussion board, journal clubs, self-directed projects, written assignments, educational activities, weekly mentoring in the clinic, event coverage, and on-the-filed mentoring. As the official health care partner of the New York Jets, we offer a unique hands-on experience at both our Morristown, NJ sports care facility and the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center . Residents will have a variety of opportunities to shadow Sports Medicine Physicians, Radiologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, and other specialists with access to a state-of-the-art imaging center, and an ambulatory surgical center. Residents will also have opportunities to participate in event coverage for local high school and college athletes, as well as the professional players of the NFL’s New York Jets. Residents will receive mentoring from highly trained Physical Therapists at our advanced sports physical therapy facility as they care for a broad range of injures for individuals of all ages in the athletic population. Qualifications Applications for the Atlantic Sports Health Physical Therapy Residency must have a current New Jersey Physical Therapy license that is in good standing. Candidates need to also have one (or more) of the below: A current athletic trainer designation, or A current license as an emergency medical technician, or Certification as an emergency responder through courses approved by the American Board of Physical Therapy (APTA). Applicants will need to have one year of orthopedic or sports experience or at least one outpatient orthopedic clinical rotation as a student

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