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CHI Health Immanuel
Omaha, Nebraska

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$39.08-$58.14/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments.

You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Provides physical therapy assessment, care planning, patient treatment and education according to the professional practice guidelines defined by state and professional sources.

Works as a collaborative team member to develop a coordinated care plan that is accountable to achievement of established goals.

Is knowledgeable and completes all required documentation and billing requirements according to established local, state and federal law.

Is responsible for the knowledge and application of measurable quality metrics associated with the area of active practice. Periodically attends team meetings to expand to discuss/improve program evaluation/quality measures

Provides supervision to physical therapy assistants and techs according to established to local, state and federal guidelines.

Takes responsibility to stay current with evidenced based practice guidelines, stays current with new research introduced and serves as a professional resource to other team members in the area of physical therapy practice.

  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • Physical Therapist License in the State of NE
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist performs initial evaluations, develops individualized care plans, and provides direct treatments to help patients improve their physical wellbeing. They also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and families while ensuring compliance with documentation and billing standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Physical Therapist license in the State of Nebraska and possess Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, patient-centered environment are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practicePatient-centered care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 44 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 22 employers

12
<$105k
8
$105k-120k
1
$126k
7
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
68%
Loan repayment
32%
Relocation assistance
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#2

Acute Care Physical Therapist

Sentara Health · Hampton, Virginia

$103k-$149k
#3

Physical Therapist

$103k-$149k
#4

Physical Therapist - Studio City

$90k-$140k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,081 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,414/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About CHI Health Immanuel

Hospitals and Health Care
Omaha, NE
5,001-10,000 employees