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St. Luke's Brazosport
Lake Jackson, Texas

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40.16-$59.74/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center.

Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system, St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments.

You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Develop and update appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and related to the persons age and lifestyle with measurable long and short term goals and a defined D/C plan Understand the role of physical therapy in the context of the patients age, total needs perspective and environment

Perform age appropriate competency skills in area of practice and with respect to individual patient problems. Follow intervention protocols and alter plan of care appropriately. Discharge patient when goals have been met or medical necessity is no longer warrants intervention. Establish provisions and/or make recommendations

Consistently meet patient care productivity standard as established for job classification. Work cooperatively with supervisors and peers to contribute to the overall productivity of the team. Utilize support personnel as appropriate and available. Actively support and participate in patient coverage efforts across all divisions within the department as necessary

Promotes and Supports positive and professional customer service, while interacting with clients, guests and hospital personnel. Works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, other departments and disciplines to assure patients and customer’s needs are met in a timely manner. Encourages the active participation of the patient and/or family in goal setting and patient/family training/education

Provides positive and constructive feedback to enhance departmental operations. Completes all necessary documentation as outlined by departmental policy and documentation review. This includes, but is not limited to, patient care charting, charge entry, completing peer chart and peer reviews, and documenting on daily schedule

Utilizes available information management systems to support departmental and hospital goals. This includes utilization of hospital wide e‐mail, information announcements, policies, annual computer mandatories, charge entry, and accessing patient care related information. Access and use of information will meet hospital and information management guidelines

  • Job Requirements
  • Degree in Physical Therapy and Graduates eligible for licensure will be considered
  • Physical Therapist: TX
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will perform initial evaluations, develop individualized plans of care, and provide direct treatments to help patients improve their physical wellbeing. They will also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families to ensure patient needs are met while maintaining productivity standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in Physical Therapy and be eligible for licensure in Texas. Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR certification are required within 14 days of employment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationClinical assessmentRehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 48% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (786 salary observations; 5,158 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,017 salary observations; 57,369 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 20 employers

18
<$110k
7
$110k-125k
1
$130k
3
$140k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
63%
Loan repayment
37%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$150k-$160k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
#4

Physical Therapist - Studio City

$90k-$140k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,180 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lake Jackson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$242k
Typical market rent
$1,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 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 St. Luke's Brazosport

Hospitals and Health Care
Lake Jackson, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
BLS Certification