Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$31-$49/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Join Our Team! New Grads encouraged to apply - up to $40,000 Loan Repayment Available!
About the Position
At Big Stone Therapies, you are part of a comprehensive health family that is rooted in our core values of faith, family, fairness, and fun. We are a growing company looking for a full-time Physical Therapist to join our therapy team in the community of Wheaton, MN.
- Job Title: Physical Therapist
- Location: Wheaton Sanford Medical Center
- Position type: Full-time, benefited, 1.0 FTE
Hours/Schedule: This position will generally be scheduled for 40 hours per week, with a flexible Monday through Friday schedule.
Settings: This position will provide patient care across a range of settings, including Outpatient and Hospital Inpatient.
About Our Team
Our skilled clinicians work in collaborative care teams with energy and passion for providing the highest level of excellence in patient care. Offering PT, OT, and SLP services, we incorporate a multidisciplinary approach with great teamwork all around.
About the Communities
Wheaton is a small city located in the western part of the state of Minnesota, in the United States. It serves as the county seat of Traverse County and is known for its rural charm and community-centered environment. Lake Traverse is a nearby lake that offers boating, fishing, and other water-related activities.
Being located in a rural area, Wheaton offers various outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and camping. Like many small towns, Wheaton hosts annual events such as fairs, parades, and other community gatherings.
Wheaton, Minnesota, exemplifies the essence of small-town living in the Upper Midwest, offering a slower pace of life surrounded by agricultural landscapes and natural beauty.
What We Offer
At Big Stone Therapies, we offer an extensive array of professional development and continuing education options, including:
- 16-hours annually of paid Professional Development time
- Free in-house CE course offerings – all of which qualify for CE credits
- Annual budget allowance for additional courses
- Paid MedBridge Education subscription
- Paid Professional Memberships
- Paid License Fees
- Funding toward specialty certifications
Funding Towards Advanced Degree Programs
- Funding for in-house residency opportunities through a partnership with the Evidence in Motion (EIM) organization
- We also offer a full range of insurance and other benefits, including:
- Health, Dental, Life, Short-Term Disability, Vision insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k with employer contribution
- 8 paid holidays (including your birthday!)
- Generous paid time off and sick leave accrual
Big Stone Therapies, Inc. is dedicated to providing excellence in rehabilitation services by optimizing health and function for families and businesses within their communities through caring, hands-on healing.
Requirements
Applicants must have graduated from an accredited Physical Therapy program. They must have, or be eligible for, PT licensing in Minnesota.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services across outpatient and hospital inpatient settings. Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 44 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
In Minnesota, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (207 salary observations; 700 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,198 salary observations; 54,378 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Big Stone Therapies a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,289 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Wheaton
- Median resident rent
- $609/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 14 min
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.