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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Physical Therapist Clinical Director - Imperial Health Outpatient Clinic

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyNo weekendsFull-Time

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

Imperial Health Outpatient Clinic

Job Title

Physical Therapist Clinical Director

This position is

Full-time (Monday - Friday)

Position Location

Lake Charles, LA

Genneral Summary of Duties

The Physical Therapist Clinical Director will be responsible for diagnosing and treating patients who have health conditions that limit their ability to move and perform everyday activities. This position will be required to provide direction and leadership to support staff.

Essential Functions

  • Conduct patient evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans
  • Implement and monitor therapeutic exercises and activities
  • Provide education to patients on injury prevention and at-home exercise
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care for patients
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation
  • Evaluate and maintain equipment
  • Provide direction and leadership to support staff

Requirements

  • BS, MS, or doctorate degree in physical therapy from an accredited institution
  • Valid Physical Therapy license in the state of Louisiana
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in an outpatient therapy setting as a Physical Therapist
  • Minimum of 5 years of Team Lead/Supervisor Experience

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Director will diagnose and treat patients while developing individualized therapeutic treatment plans. Additionally, the role involves providing leadership and direction to support staff to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningClinical LeadershipStaff SupervisionHealthcare Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Clinical Director - Imperial Health Outpatient Clinic at Imperial Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 20,655 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 54% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Physical Therapy

  • No weekends

Living in Lake Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$213k
Typical market rent
$1,375/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lake Charles, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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