Inpatient Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$36-$52/hr
Listing transparency4 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
A medical facility located near Wichita, Kansas, is seeking a full-time, permanent Inpatient Physical Therapist to join its organization! Enjoy great benefits with this opportunity.
Pay range: $36.00 - $52.00/hourly
Inpatient Physical Therapist Job Details
- Full-time, direct hire opportunity
- Monday- Friday schedule, day shift
- Great benefits, including health/dental/vision coverage
As a Physical Therapist, you will have the potential to evaluate and develop treatment plans for inpatients, skilled swing bed, IRU, and outpatients.
Inpatient Physical Therapist Requirements
- Must have a Kansas license
- Previous PT experience is preferred, but not required
- New grads welcome to apply
The Surrounding Kansas Area
- The cost of living is very affordable.
- Enjoy recreational activities along the Sand Creek Trail or in one of the many parks.
- Explore the vibrant downtown historic district with unique shops and restaurants.
- Visit the amazing Museum of World Treasures in Kansas
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will evaluate and develop treatment plans for inpatients, skilled swing bed, IRU, and outpatients. The role involves providing direct patient care within a medical facility setting.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Kansas physical therapy license. While previous experience is preferred, new graduates are welcome to apply.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Physical Therapist at Ironside Human Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Physical Therapist Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 128 active listings.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $102k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Wichita
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $210k
- Typical market rent
- $1,158/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Wichita, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.