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Saint Luke's Health System
Overland Park, Kansas

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Saint Luke's South Hospital is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to join our team!

The physical therapist evaluates and test clients with mechanical, anatomical, physiological impairments, developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention.

The physical therapist regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the physical therapy intervention. The physical therapist’s goal is to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement.

  • Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 5:00. Weekend and Holidays required
  • Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease.
  • Creates an individualized patient-centered treatment plan based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient.
  • Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning.
  • Supervises treatment provided by students and physical therapy assistants.
  • Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team.
  • Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided.
  • Performs all other duties as requested by the manager.
  • Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.
  • Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times.
  • Participates in quality initiatives.

Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 5:00. Weekend and Holidays required

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience

  • Less than 1 year
  • Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Physical Therapist - Various
  • Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

  • Full Time
  • Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist evaluates patients with movement-related conditions and develops individualized treatment plans to improve quality of life. They also supervise students and assistants while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure effective patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and possess Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Less than one year of applicable experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationSupervisionRehabilitationClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Kansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,827 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $95k (middle half $90k–$105k)345 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Kansas208 active21,766 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 58% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKansas Physical Therapist listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 25% offer loan repayment215 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,827 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Saint Luke's Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,827 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 23 employers
8
<$100k
8
$100k-110k
11
$110k-120k
3
$120k-130k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
30%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Fargo, North Dakota

$70/hr
#2

Physical Therapist

New Jersey Centers of Physical Therapy · Riverdale, New Jersey

up to $130,000
#3

Physical Therapist

$83k-$125k
#4

Physical Therapist (NEW GRAD MENTOR PORGRAM) - Brookfield, CT

$70k-$120k
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,827 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees

Living in Overland Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$360k
Typical market rent
$1,754/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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