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Kansas City, Missouri

Physical Therapist (PT), PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Facility Name: Kindred Hospital - Northland

Position: PRN Physical Therapist

Shift: PRN Days

Schedule: Varied, As Needed

Your Experience Matters

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Physical Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team: Kindred Hospital Northland, located in Kansas City, MO, is a long-term acute care facility offering specialized, compassionate care to help patients with complex conditions recover, heal, and regain independence. The facility is designed for individuals who are medically stable but still need a longer recovery period, often after critical illnesses, surgeries, or prolonged hospital stays.

What we’re looking for: We are looking for a dynamic Physical Therapist who is passionate about helping others and is a team player! New graduates are welcomed to apply!

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers

  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What you will do in this role: Evaluates and conducts medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs. Provides educational information to patients in regard to injury prevention, ergonomics, restorative therapy and rehabilitation therapy. Supervises physical therapy assistants and aides in performing treatment. Additional responsibilities in this role include:

  • Conduct physical therapy assessments and develop treatment plans.
  • Provide direct patient care to restore strength, mobility, and function.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on home exercise programs.
  • Document treatment sessions and patient outcomes accurately.
  • Collaborate with rehab teams and participate in discharge planning.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Education: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program.
  • Experience: Previous experience in rehab setting preferred.
  • License: Current PT license.
  • Certifications: CPR certification required.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate and conduct prescribed treatment programs to restore patient strength, mobility, and function. They are also responsible for supervising assistants, documenting outcomes, and collaborating with the rehabilitation team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient educationSupervisionDocumentationCollaborationCritical care recovery

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Missouri, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (225 salary observations; 1,179 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,008 salary observations; 66,534 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 22,012 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$93k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Missouri vs national$88k median in Missouri$94k nationally (−6%)225 state / 13,008 national salary observations
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Missouri434 active22,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 42% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri physical therapist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment442 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,905 in the last 30 days4,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,012 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist (PT), PRN at Lifepoint 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 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 27 employers
15
<$110k
8
$110k-130k
9
$130k-150k
9
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,446/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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