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Louisville, Kentucky

Outpatient Physical Therapist, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Adult Ortho and Neuro, 7:30a-6p

Physical TherapistNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Primary Location

Mary and Elizabeth - UMC

Address

1850 Bluegrass Ave Louisville, KY 40215

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

Schedule Is Flexible

  • 7:30-6:00 4 days a week
  • 7:30-5:00 4 days and 7:30-11:30 1 day
  • 9:30-6:00 5 days a week

The therapist is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of patients referred to the facility. This includes patient evaluation, development and implementation of an appropriate treatment plan, delivery of treatment services, and comprehensive discharge planning. The therapist functions as an effective team member and contributes to the development and achievement of department and organizational goals and objectives.

Essential Functions

Evaluates and implements competent therapy treatment and provides regular re-assessments for the purpose of treatment modification, to maximize patients’ potential for functional independence, all in accordance with acceptable practice guidelines and department policies and procedures

Communicates patient status (e. g., evaluation results, treatment plan, and goals) by providing timely written or verbal communication to physicians and therapy customers (e. g., patients)

Consistently establishes and maintains effective working relations with, patients and family members, internal customers, and external customers

Demonstrates an understanding of the financial implications of treatment costs and resources on the department/facility by consistently working to provide cost effective treatment programming to served populations

Ensures that patient charges and corresponding clinical documentation are in compliance with regulatory standards and department policies and procedures

Oversees rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students consistent with discipline practice acts and according to organization and department policies and procedures.

Self-monitor workflow to ensure productivity, standards of practice, and regulatory requirements are consistently met and reviews work of staff/personnel accordingly.

Actively participates in program development, performance improvement activities, and community events sponsored by the organization

Responds to feedback/concerns in a professional manner that demonstrates effective listening skills, problem solving skills, and participatory management when situations

Additional Job Description

Education

BS, MS or Doctorate level degree from accredited college or University (required)

Experience

Varies based on practice setting and programmatic needs of the facility (required)

Licensure

Licensed or eligible in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or State of Indiana, as appropriate to the facility (required)

Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist is responsible for evaluating patients, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, and providing comprehensive care. They also collaborate with the healthcare team to achieve organizational goals and ensure clinical documentation meets regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a BS, MS, or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited institution. A valid license to practice in Kentucky or Indiana and American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningOrthopedicsNeurologyRehabilitationPatient CareTeam Collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (228 salary observations; 846 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Physical Therapist, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Adult Ortho and Neuro, 7:30a-6p at UofL Health a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.5
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,017 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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