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Sugar Maple Health
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Physical Therapist - Outpatient Private Practice Clinic - Baton Rouge, LA

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $75K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

This is a Physical Therapist job at Outpatient Private Practice Clinic in Baton Rouge, LA 70810. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment company.

Here Are the Logistics of the Position

1. Salary range starting at $75,000 per year based on experience.

2. Outpatient Clinic - General Orthopedics.

3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.

4. Full-time.

5. Position includes a comprehensive benefits package.

6. No travel in the community. All caseload within one clinic location.

7. This is a staff-level position focused on direct patient care.

Thanks for your interest. Please submit your resume to learn more.

We're happy to answer your questions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within an outpatient private practice clinic. Focus on treating general orthopedic cases for a diverse caseload.

Requirements

The candidate must be a Physical Therapist capable of working in an outpatient setting. Experience level is used to determine the starting salary.

Key Skills

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 49 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 63% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient Private Practice Clinic - Baton Rouge, LA at Sugar Maple Health 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 weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 14 employers

6
<$100k
13
$100k-115k
1
$115k
3
$130k-145k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
74%
CME allowance
65%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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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 weekends

Living in Baton Rouge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$239k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,333/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baton Rouge, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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