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PHYSICAL THERAPIST (PER DIEM DAYS)

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyPer Diem

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Spring Valley Hospital is a member of The Valley Health System, a network of acute care hospitals, physician practices and outpatient services that provide care for patients throughout Southern Nevada and nearby communities.

Located in southwest Las Vegas, the 366-bed hospital offers emergency care, advanced cardiovascular and neurological surgeries and procedures, surgical services, women’s health, comprehensive maternity services, and a level III neonatal intensive care unit.

Spring Valley Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission (“TJC”) and has achieved TJC Advanced Certifications in Primary Heart Attack, Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke, and Hip and Knee Total Joint Replacement.

Spring Valley Hospital has garnered recognition by US News & World Report for its outstanding achievements in several specialty programs. Additionally, the Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center is a distinguished Center of Excellence, providing the highest quality in care and patient satisfaction.

The hospital has received numerous “Best of Las Vegas” awards, highlighting exceptional care and services for our community and patients.

ER at Blue Diamond, an Extension of Spring Valley Medical Center, is a freestanding emergency department providing 24/7 emergency care to infants, children and adults. ER at Blue Diamond has achieved TJC Advanced Certifications in Acute Stroke Ready and Acute Heart Attack Ready. www.springvalleyhospital.com

The Valley Health System (“VHS”) is an integrated system of care in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada comprised of acute care hospitals, physician practices and a variety of outpatient services. We focus on clearly defined goals designed to bring about exemplary patient care.

Since 1979, we have been providing care to the more than two million people living in Southern Nevada and its surrounding communities. VHS is committed to training the next generation of healthcare providers including physicians, nurses, therapists and others in the allied health support services.

The talent and dedication of the over 10,000 employees of VHS is what makes the company unique. VHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”).

About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40U. S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

Benefit Highlights

  • A rewarding and engaging work environment
  • Market competitive compensation and generous paid time off
  • Time Off Benefit Opt Out Program in exchange for a 9% differential in pay
  • Educational and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus opportunities
  • Career growth and development opportunities within the hospital and VHS

Comprehensive insurance benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug coverage, plus HSA savings account

Additional insurance options such as life insurance, dependent life insurance, supplemental life insurance, accident insurance and critical illness insurance

  • Voluntary benefits including Auto, Home, and Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers resources for emotional health, everyday living, caregiving, personal well-being, legal and financial consultations and work-related issues available to all employees and their family members
  • Additional health and wellness benefits such as RethinkCare, Inflection, Sword Thrive, and Livongo
  • Adoption & Fertility Assistance programs
  • 401k with company match
  • Discounted UHS stock purchase plan
  • Exclusive employee discounts on electronics, entertainment, health & wellness, and more
  • More Information is available on our Benefits Guest website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Disclaimer: Benefits may vary depending upon employment status, position, and effective date during employment.

Job Description

Responsible for providing a comprehensive evaluation of performance components affecting functional mobility and providing goal-oriented treatment to facilitate maximum level of independence

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy from a university program satisfying the APTA academic and intern requirements for competence.

License/Certification Nevada State License as a Registered Physical Therapist (see note below). Current BLS certification. Other Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department.

Note May work as a Graduate of Physical Therapy with recognition of the Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with on-site direct supervision

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws

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We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement.

We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Functional mobility evaluationClinical assessmentRehabilitation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PHYSICAL THERAPIST (PER DIEM DAYS) at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,438 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Nevada, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$108k (29 salary observations; 89 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,705 salary observations; 16,929 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 Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Nevada is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.5% of Nevada clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Nevada has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 29 employers

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$110k-125k
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$140k-155k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
77%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
21% this job
Visa sponsorship
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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Starting at $75/hour
#3

Physical Therapist Home Health $10,000 Bonus

$47.38-$73.11/hr
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 21,438 Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Las Vegas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$403k
Typical market rent
$1,712/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 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.

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Market competitive compensation
Generous paid time off
Time Off Benefit Opt Out Program (9% differential)
Educational and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Employee Referral Bonus
Career growth and development opportunities
Comprehensive insurance benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug)