Physical Therapist, PRN, Western Reserve Hospital and Natatorium
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Evaluates and treats patients with injury or illness through established physical therapy interventions and treatment procedures. Supervision of physical therapist assistants, students and others as deemed appropriate.
Education and Training
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy; New Grads are required to have a
Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy.
- Current license issued by the Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy/Athletic
Trainer Board to practice Physical Therapy in the State of Ohio.
- BLS required.
Experience
One (1) year of experience working as a Physical Therapist preferred.
Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications
Successful verbal and written communication skills required for customer relations.
- Must be able to lift and transport patients and equipment.
- Must be willing to work with individuals with disabilities
Schedule: M-F days, No weekends
Key Responsibilities
Evaluates and treats patients with injuries or illnesses using established physical therapy procedures. Supervises physical therapist assistants, students, and other appropriate staff.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and a valid Ohio state license. BLS certification is required, and one year of experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (384 salary observations; 1,923 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, PRN, Western Reserve Hospital and Natatorium at Western Reserve a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Cuyahoga Falls
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $223k
- Typical market rent
- $1,535/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Akron, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.