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Shriners Children's
Galveston, Texas

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66,878 - $100,329

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

The Physical Therapist provides evaluation and therapy services, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transition of care, in an efficient, age-appropriate, and culturally sensitive manner upon licensed independent practitioner referral.

In this position, you will have the unique opportunity to help our patient through their journey from the moment the child is brought through the door through the time the child leaves to go home. You'll get to help our kids grow into the new person that they want to be.

You will provide evaluations and therapy services, education and training to meet the needs of our patients. The successful candidate will get the opportunity to learn and grow in their practice by being exposed to multiple settings.

Key Responsibilities

Upon receiving a licensed independent practitioner referral, implements a systematic patient examination and evaluation utilizing comprehensive compliant and safe clinical care demonstrating the philosophy of family centered care

Works with medical staff and the multidisciplinary team to design and implement individualized plans of care to meet the needs of the patient and their family.

  • Makes appropriate discharge plans by collaborating with patients, families and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Functions as a team member and develops leadership skills through activities such as mentoring and providing education to students and other professionals.
  • Supports risk man

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy.
  • PT licensed in state of practice
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred Qualifications

1 year physical therapy experience; new graduates considered

Pediatric Experience

The pay range for this position is $66,878.24 - $100,328.80. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and possess a valid state license to practice. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required, with pediatric experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPediatric careDischarge planningPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence based practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Shriners Children's a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform.

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (282 salary observations; 1,668 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,953 salary observations; 17,908 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Physical Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$84k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
72% this job
Sign-on bonus
64%
Loan repayment
41%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Galveston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k≈ 5.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,405/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Shriners Children's

Hospitals and Health Care
Montreal, Quebec
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
CME Allowance