Physical Therapist
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Job Description
- Department: Inpatient Rehabilitation-Physical Therapy
- Shifts Available: Days
- Employment Type: Per Diem (PD/PRN)
- Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm(Weekend and Holiday Rotation Requirements)
- Location: St. Joseph Medical Center- Kansas City, MO
We are seeking a skilled Physical Therapist (PT, DPT) to join our inpatient acute care rehabilitation team. This role focuses on hospital-based physical therapy, early mobility, functional rehabilitation, discharge planning, and patient-centered care. The Physical Therapist will evaluate patients and deliver evidence-based interventions to improve mobility, strength, balance, and functional independence while supporting safe transitions of care.
Responsibilities
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):
- Perform inpatient evaluations and develop individualized plans of care (POC)
- Provide direct patient care, including mobility, gait, transfer, and balance training
- Deliver a 1:1 therapy session focused on functional outcomes and safe discharge
- Complete documentation and coordinate discharge planning/DME needs
- Collaborate with PTAs and interdisciplinary hospital teams
Qualifications
- Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
- Bachelor/Master's/Doctorate/Certificate degree in Physical Therapy.
- Current state Physical Therapy license.
- Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it.
Employment Status: Per Diem
Shift: Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In Missouri, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (236 salary observations; 978 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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