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Physical Therapist -PRN

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

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Job Title

Physical Therapist -PRN

Location: Dover

Facility

Union Hospital

Department: Physical Therapy-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

Job Code: D27010

Shift: Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule: 7:00am-6:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital is an award-winning not-for-profit community facility that prioritizes community and personalized care. Here, you will be part of a talented, compassionate and driven team of caregivers, work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care.

As a Physical Therapist, you will utilize various exercises to increase strength, range of motion, endurance and coordination to relieve pain, avoid injury or regain function.

This position requires close physical interaction with patients, offering numerous opportunities to truly connect with patients and build stronger relationships. Often, these patients are dealing with pain, so sensitivity is essential.

Giving patients the drive and support they need to work hard and regain their health is equally important. This role will provide support for both outpatient and inpatient populations.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work varying hours between 7:00am and 6:30pm at the Healthplex (Outpatient Physical Therapy). Weekend requirements include 1 weekend morning commitment per month (either Saturday or Saturday/Sunday at the inpatient site).

A Caregiver Who Excels in This Role Will

  • Evaluate and conduct prescribed physical therapy treatment programs.
  • Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions.
  • Establish, revise and evaluate plans of care while involving the patient and/or their family.
  • Perform therapy interventions.
  • Supervise activities of Physical Therapy Assistants, students and other caregivers.
  • Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • Bachelor’s Degree or certificate
  • Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
  • Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • Experience in a clinical area

Physical Requirements

Ability to walk and climb stairs without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.

Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.

Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.

  • Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
  • Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
  • Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.

Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

  • Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate and conduct prescribed treatment programs to improve patient strength, range of motion, and functional independence. They are also responsible for performing ongoing assessments, revising care plans, and supervising physical therapy assistants and students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree or certificate and possess a current state licensure as a Physical Therapist. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the AHA or Red Cross is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningRehabilitationRange of motion exercisesPain managementEndurance trainingClinical assessmentSupervisionDocumentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% 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 at Cleveland Clinic a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 21 employers

13
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
7
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
75%
Sign-on bonus
64%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

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

  • Includes weekends

Living in Dover

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Median resident rent
$997/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.