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Shriners Children's
Erie, Pennsylvania

Staff Therapist, PT

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$73K–$109K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo 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

Job Summary

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 management and compliance initiatives through accurate, thorough documentation.

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 $35.01 - $52.52. 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. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required, and pediatric experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPediatric carePatient educationClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationDischarge planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Therapist, PT 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 counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Counselor by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$45k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Pennsylvania709 active12,845 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 48% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment709 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend−1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
30% this job
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score
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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
CME Allowance
Paid Time Off

Living in Erie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$202k≈ 5.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,098/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Erie, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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