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Southern Illinois Healthcare
West Frankfort, Illinois

Physical Therapist-Outpatient

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$79K - $122K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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  • Location: West Frankfort, IL
  • Shift: Days
  • Time Type: Full Time
  • Facility/Clinic Name: Outpatient Rehabilitation-West Frankfort

Position Summary

  • Responsible for establishing, implementing and evaluating a plan of care to restore function and prevent disability following disease, injury or loss of a body part.

Education

  • Masters Degree in Physical Therapy or Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy with a minimum 5 years of work experience.

Licenses and Certification

  • Illinois license in Physical Therapy
  • BLS

Experience and Skills

  • Technical Experience: N/A

Role Specific Responsibilities

  • Performs thorough evaluation
  • Develops appropriate Plan of Care
  • Implements Plan of Care
  • Documentation is accurate, complete and timely
  • Provides supervision to assistants, rehab techs, and students

Compensation (Commensurate with Experience)

  • $38.02
  • To
  • $58.93
  • To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

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Key Responsibilities

Responsible for establishing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care to restore function and prevent disability. This includes performing evaluations and providing supervision to assistants, technicians, and students.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Physical Therapy or a Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of experience. Must hold an Illinois license in Physical Therapy and BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPlan Of Care DevelopmentClinical Documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist-Outpatient at Southern Illinois Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 24 employers

7
<$100k
7
$100k-110k
16
$110k-120k
1
$124k
4
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
79%
Sign-on bonus
64%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

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

  • No nights

Living in West Frankfort

Median resident rent
$661/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.