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CHI St. Gabriel's Health
Little Falls, Minnesota

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$41.92-$52.01/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

In Central Minnesota you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Physical Therapist at CHI St. Gabriel's Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, you’ll help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness, injury, or issues with aging. Using various treatments, you will help patients reduce pain, build strength and endurance, increase range of motion, or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level.

You’re always ready for the next task. Our physical therapists meet with patients for initial evaluations, re-evaluations, or treatments. Our therapists perform most treatments themselves.

You’ll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or conditions affecting balance, to name a few. This environment is busy and fast-paced but full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help, advice, or mentoring at any time.

To thrive as a physical therapist, you must be a team player. You’ll constantly collaborate with other therapists, patients, and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable, positive, and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day.

Responsibilities

Work with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and therapists to develop and execute a treatment plan for each patient

  • Perform initial patient evaluations as well as re-evaluations to indicate the level of progress
  • Document all treatments and note any status changes
  • Tailor treatments to individual patients as needed - don’t be afraid to think creatively or do a little extra
  • Seek new learning opportunities and be a resource when others need to learn from you
  • Consistently offer the best care possible to every patient
  • Job Requirements

Qualifications

Degree in Physical TherapyMN State Licensure in Physical Therapy (PT)BLS certification within 30 days of employmentGraduates eligible for licensure will be considered

Requirements

Requires a degree in Physical Therapy and MN State Licensure. BLS certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningOrthopedic RecoveryTraumatic Brain Injury RehabilitationStroke RehabilitationBalance TrainingPatient DocumentationMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 45 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In Minnesota, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (207 salary observations; 655 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

CHI St. Gabriel's Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 3 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at CHI St. Gabriel's Health 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 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 19 employers

9
<$100k
11
$100k-115k
4
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
64%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#2

Physical Therapist - Studio City

Myo · Los Angeles, California

$90k-$140k
#3

Physical Therapist - West Hollywood

$90k-$140k
#4

Physical Therapist, Home Care

$72k-$138k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Little Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Median resident rent
$747/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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