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Saint Luke's Health System
Lee's Summit, Missouri

Physical Therapist PRN Plus

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Job Description​
Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a PRN Physical Therapist to join our Team!
The physical therapist evaluates and test clients with mechanical, anatomical, physiological impairments, developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention. The physical therapist regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the physical therapy intervention. The physical therapist’s goal is to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement.
PRN Plus-shifts are 8-4:30 during the week and 7:30-4:00 on weekends. Must work 2 weekend shifts a month, 1 hard to staff and 2 minor holidays
Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease.
Creates an individualized patient-centered treatment plan based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient.
Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning.
Supervises treatment provided by students and physical therapy assistants.
Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team.
Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided.
Performs all other duties as requested by the manager.
Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.
Uses professional judgement to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times.
Participates in quality initiatives.
Meets system and departmental shift requirements.
Job Requirements
Applicable Experience:
1 year
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Physical Therapist - Various
Bachelor's Degree
Job Details
PRN
Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist evaluates and treats patients with mechanical, anatomical, or physiological impairments to improve their quality of life. They are responsible for creating individualized treatment plans, documenting progress, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary health care team.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of applicable experience. A Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationSupervision

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

In Missouri, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (136 salary observations; 471 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (11,876 salary observations; 27,060 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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  • Includes weekends