PRN Physical Therapist - Inpatient setting

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Position Title
  • PRN Physical Therapist - Inpatient setting
  • Varies - PRN
  • Orr-Major

Position Summary / Career Interest

The physical therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation and design a goal-directed customized plan to improve the person's physical function and mobility. They periodically review the patient's performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan. This position supports both the acute inpatient hospital and acute inpatient rehab unit.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.

Evaluates patients in clinical area served. Therapist considers all aspects of the patient including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural needs. Evaluation results are communicated to the physician, family, and other team members in a clear and concise manner.

Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem solving skills, and clinical reasoning. The therapist serves as a resource to staff members and students.

Documentation is clear and concise, and in compliance with departmental, KPTA and APTA guidelines, and regulatory requirements from third party payers.

Demonstrates understanding of regulatory requirements as it pertains to the clinical area served - Follows all departmental policies, procedures, and standards.

  • Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
  • Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.
  • Demonstrates willingness to help out in all areas and recognize the needs of the entire department.

Provides supervision for PTA’s and rehabilitation technicians including communication of results of patient evaluation, as well as treatment plan and implementation.

May provide educational programs through in-services to the rehab services department or interdisciplinary colleagues, and teaching labs to the PT students.

  • May provide student supervision, utilizing a wide variety of supervisory styles to enhance student learning.
  • May assist to develop, collect, and analyze performance improvement data.
  • Assumes responsibility for risk and safety issues associated with position.
  • Utilizes resources efficiently and effectively.
  • Takes responsibility for own learning needs.
  • Participates as a member of a team to achieve organizational goals.
  • Brings ideas/concerns to supervisor.

Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy
  • High School Graduate

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Doctorate in Physical Therapy
  • Master's Degree in Physical Therapy

Required Licensure and Certification

Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) - State Board of Healing Arts

Time Type

Part time

Job Requisition ID

  • R-59478
  • Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program. pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist performs individualized patient evaluations and designs goal-directed treatment plans to improve physical function and mobility. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and provide supervision for physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and possess a valid Physical Therapist license from the State Board of Healing Arts. Experience in an inpatient or acute care setting is implied by the nature of the role.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Treatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient mobilitySupervision of PTARegulatory compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Kansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $111k (middle half $90k–$116k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Kansas206 active21,954 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 46% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKansas physical therapist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 25% offer loan repayment213 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,906 in the last 30 days4,367 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 27 employers
12
<$110k
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$110k-130k
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$130k-150k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,960 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About University of Kansas Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, KS
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PRN/part-time schedule
Continuing education support (state CE requirements)
Student supervision and teaching opportunities

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$217k
Typical market rent
$1,322/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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