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CHI Health Lakeside
Omaha, Nebraska

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$39.08-$58.14/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CHI Health Lakeside is West Omaha's only full-service hospital. We believe that patient-focused care heals the body, mind, and spirit of every person. Our campus is designed for patients and sets the tone for a comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. As one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, we provide a full range of services including: maternity, cancer and surgery care as well as diagnostics and emergency services.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our PRN Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments.

You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Provides physical therapy assessment, care planning, patient treatment and education according to the professional practice guidelines defined by state and professional sources.

Works as a collaborative team member to develop a coordinated care plan that is accountable to achievement of established goals.

Is knowledgeable and completes all required documentation and billing requirements according to established local, state and federal law.

Is responsible for the knowledge and application of measurable quality metrics associated with the area of active practice. Periodically attends team meetings to expand to discuss/improve program evaluation/quality measures

Provides supervision to physical therapy assistants and techs according to established to local, state and federal guidelines.

Takes responsibility to stay current with evidenced based practice guidelines, stays current with new research introduced and serves as a professional resource to other team members in the area of physical therapy practice.

  • Job Requirements
  • Nebraska Physical Therapy Licence
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Key Responsibilities

Perform initial patient evaluations, develop individualized care plans, and provide direct physical therapy treatments. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and families while maintaining productivity standards and accurate documentation.

Requirements

Must hold a valid Nebraska Physical Therapy License and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association. Requires strong communication skills and the ability to provide age-appropriate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 55% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

In Nebraska, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (56 salary observations; 227 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,653 salary observations; 55,735 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 Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 25 employers

12
<$115k
4
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
5
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 25 employers

CME allowance
79%
401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical TherapistPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Juan Capistrano, California

$80-$110/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) – PRNPer Diem

Concierge Home Care · St. Cloud, Florida

$70-$100/hr
#3

Home Care Physical Therapist- Independent Contractor (Union County)

$74-$95/hr
#4

Home Care Physical Therapist- Per Diem (Ocean County)

$72-$95/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,414/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About CHI Health Lakeside

Hospitals and Health Care
Omaha, Nebraska
51-200 employees