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Erlanger, Kentucky

Physical Therapist – Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine - Erlanger

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$100k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 56m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Upstream Rehabilitation as a Physical Therapist – Outpatient Ortho, Loan Repayment in Erlanger, Kentucky, United States. Physical Therapist – Outpatient Ortho Build Your Outpatient Physical Therapy Career with us! Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has partnered with the Upstream Rehabilitation network to continue providing exceptional care and remarkable experiences to the Erlanger, KY community.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $75K - $100K
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Monthly clinical bonus program
  • 100% employer paid medical health insurance premium option
  • Dental and Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • Structured onboarding for new-grad PTs and ongoing mentorship

Work Schedule

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

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Upstream Rehabilitation in Erlanger, Kentucky, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based care plans for patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, outcomes-driven therapy while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Physical Therapy program with a DPT or equivalent degree. An active Kentucky Physical Therapist license or eligibility for licensure is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Outpatient orthopedicsPatient careEvidence-based practiceCollaborationOrthopedic assessmentTreatment planningPatient education

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (225 salary observations; 650 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,771 salary observations; 46,774 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Upstream Rehabilitation ranks #3 of 10 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Salary Distribution35 jobs · 17 employers

11
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$100k-110k
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$110k-120k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
Loan repayment
35% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

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Benefits & Perks

Compensation range $75,000 - $100,000
Monthly clinical bonus program
Student loan repayment assistance
100% employer paid medical health insurance premium option
Dental and Vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Structured onboarding for new-grad PTs and ongoing mentorship