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SSM Health Physical Therapy
Belleville, Illinois

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$100k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • SSM Health Physical Therapy (Outpatient)
  • Swansea, IL

Physical Therapist

Salary: $75,000 - $100,000 annually, based on years of experience.

Our SSM Health Physical Therapy clinic in Swansea is seeking a full-time physical therapist to assist with the growing demand of this center.

SSM Health Physical Therapy is the premier provider of comprehensive outpatient services! With a network of more than 80 outpatient physical therapy centers located throughout the St. Louis Metro area, SSM Health Physical Therapy specializes in the treatment of sports, orthopedic, hand and work-related injuries.

Our team of more than 700 physical, occupational and speech therapists, along with our patient service specialists, focus on providing exceptional care and unparalleled customer service.

We have been recognized numerous times by the St. Louis Post Dispatch as one of the "Top Workplaces" in St. Louis!

Generous Benefits Package Including

  • Company matching 401(k)
  • Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan.
  • Generous Paid Time Off + Holidays + Paid Sick Time (PST) with carry over
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Personal and Family Medical Leave
  • Clinical Ladder Program
  • Excellent Orientation Program
  • New Grad Mentorship
  • Residency Programs
  • National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Productivity standards that allow for high quality patient care

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements, and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline specific therapy services for those assigned patients

  • Ensures design of functional treatment programs allowing for effective return to community activities
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, coworkers and self

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy required.
  • Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedic injury treatmentSports injury treatmentHand injury treatmentWork-related injury treatmentPatient educationFunctional treatment design

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at SSM Health Physical Therapy 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.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 23 employers

7
<$100k
8
$100k-110k
16
$110k-120k
1
$124k
3
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
79% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
Loan repayment
24% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$90k-$140k
#2

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Myo · West Hollywood, California

$90k-$140k
#3

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$100k-$130k
#4

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$82k-$124k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Belleville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$184k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,077/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About SSM Health Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgeton, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company matching 401(k)
Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan
Generous Paid Time Off + Holidays + Paid Sick Time
Short and Long Term Disability
Personal and Family Medical Leave
Clinical Ladder Program
Excellent Orientation Program
New Grad Mentorship