Physical Therapist - Acute Care

5 days ago
United States$69.65/hrFull TimePhysical Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Legacy Health as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care in United States. Overview Your greatest reward is helping patients return to the life they love. As a Physical Therapist, you will assess, plan, and implement personalized treatment programs designed to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

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  • evaluate patients, monitor progress, and adjust treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes. Make discharge recommendations when appropriate. Collaborate and co

Requirements

  • Education: As required by licensure.
  • Skills: Able to render patient services and may supervise Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants (LPTAs), Therapy Aides and students.
  • Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $101K - $145K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Legacy Health as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care.

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningTherapy AdministrationDocumentationCommunicationPatient EducationSupervisionOrganizational SkillsHome Program DevelopmentDME KnowledgeCollaborationFunctional ImprovementErgonomic AdaptationsProgress MonitoringDischarge RecommendationsMultidisciplinary Care
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Acute Care at Legacy Health a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Legacy Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Legacy Health lists compensation for this psychologist position at $101k to $145k annually.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $70 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($101k–$145k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Therapy Administration, Documentation, Communication, Patient Education, Supervision, Organizational Skills. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Physical Therapist will conduct comprehensive evaluations and implement personalized treatment programs for patients of all ages. Responsibilities include administering therapy, monitoring progress, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.

Benefits package: Employee Benefits Available. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Physical Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Legacy Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Portland, OR
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Employee Benefits Available
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

5d ago

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