Physical Therapist-Outpatient

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$38.02 - $58.93/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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  • Location: Energy, IL
  • Shift: Days
  • Time Type: Per Diem
  • Facility/Clinic Name: Outpatient Rehabilitation-Energy, IL

Position Summary

  • Responsible for establishing, implementing and evaluating a plan of care to restore function and prevent disability following disease, injury or loss of a body part.
  • Masters Degree in Physical Therapy or Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy with a minimum 5 years of work experience.
  • Illinois license in Physical Therapy
  • BLS
  • Technical Experience: N/A
  • Performs thorough evaluation
  • Develops appropriate Plan of Care
  • Implements Plan of Care
  • Documentation is accurate, complete and timely
  • Provides supervision to assistants, rehab techs, and students

Compensation (Commensurate with experience)

  • $38.02
  • To
  • $58.93
  • To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits

Key Responsibilities

The role involves establishing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care to restore function and prevent disability. Responsibilities include performing thorough evaluations and providing supervision to assistants, technicians, and students.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Physical Therapy or a Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of experience. An Illinois license in Physical Therapy and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPlan Of Care DevelopmentClinical DocumentationPatient Rehabilitation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist-Outpatient at Southern Illinois Healthcare 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 20,816 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 46 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 37% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
74%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Physical Therapy

  • No nights

Living in Energy

Median resident rent
$638/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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