Physical Therapist - Sports
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Job Description
- SSM Health Physical Therapy
- Creve Coeur, MO
- Physical Therapist (PT) - Sports
Full Time
We are seeking a full-time physical therapist that either has experience treating athletes or the desire to treat an athletic patient population. Ideally this candidate would have a special interest in treating shoulders, upper extremities and overhead athletes. New grads welcome!
SSM Health Physical Therapy is the premier provider of comprehensive outpatient services! With a network of more than 80 outpatient physical therapy centers located throughout the St. Louis Metro area, SSM Health Physical Therapy specializes in the treatment of sports, orthopedic, hand and work-related injuries.
Our team of more than 700 physical, occupational and speech therapists, along with our patient service specialists, focus on providing exceptional care and unparalleled customer service.
Generous Benefits Package Including
- Company matching 401(k)
- Multiple and affordable PPO benefits + HSA options
- Generous Paid Time Off + Holidays + Extended Illness Days (EID)
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Personal and Family Medical Leave
- Clinical Ladder Program
- Excellent Orientation Program
- New Grad Mentorship
- Residency Programs
- National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Productivity standards that allow for high quality patient care
*We have been recognized numerous times by the St. Louis Post Dispatch as one of the "Top Workplaces" in St. Louis!*
Responsibilities
Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements, and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction
Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline specific therapy services for those assigned patients
- Ensures design of functional treatment programs allowing for effective return to community activities
- Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, coworkers and self
Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy required.
- Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Therapist required.
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Sports at SSM Health Physical Therapy 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 23,547 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Sports Medicine — Physical Therapist Career Context
In Missouri, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (242 salary observations; 1,004 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,320 salary observations; 58,609 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
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).
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