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Intermountain Health
Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist Above average in Physical TherapyNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$43.09-$66.47/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 48m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Intermountain Health as a Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapist – Full-Time, No Call in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $43.09 - $66.47/hour.
  • Full benefits eligibility
  • Continuing Education Opportunities
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Engagement

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • No call required.

This position offers no call requirements. Work with Intermountain Health in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with injuries or disabilities in an outpatient setting. They must also collaborate with care teams, document patient progress, and provide education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Physical Therapist license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Experience in orthopedics is preferred, along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage patient care independently.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical therapyVestibular therapyPatient evaluationCare planningDocumentationBillingCommunicationPatient educationCritical thinkingTime managementCompassionSupervisionClinical outcomes

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapist at Intermountain Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,325 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physical Therapist Career Context

In Colorado, the Orthopedic Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (18 salary observations; 21 listings), vs ~$88k nationally (497 salary observations; 858 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Physical Therapy

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No call
  • On-site
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About Intermountain Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Murray , UT
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Full benefits eligibility
Continuing Education Opportunities
Quality Improvement
Patient Engagement