Physical Therapist (Owensboro)
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- Full-Time
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- Weekends
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Job Description
Description
Check out our new pay and benefits package!
Who We Are
TheraTree is a pediatric therapy practice in Western Kentucky who is committed to growing minds, bodies, and spirits through Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Mental Health Therapy. We're out to create thriving children who's voices are heard, bodies that move, they are independent experiencing a life they love, and are in turn an inspiration for what is possible in life.
Our Clinicians’ Purpose: To grow minds, bodies, and spirits holistically through effective and efficient therapeutic services so that children and families have a new access to happy, healthy, well balanced lives and have become an inspiration to the community for what is possible in life.
As a Physical Therapist at TheraTree you can be a remarkable contribution to a child’s life.
Responsibilities of a Physical Therapist
- Perform skilled therapeutic services within the Physical Therapist’s scope of practice. Including:
- Screening & Evaluation for Physical Therapy
Administer and interpret standardized assessments that identify deficits related to strength, endurance, pain/injury, balance, motor coordination, gait/mobility, nervous system, cardio pulmonary function, developmental milestones, orthotics/prosthetics, and adaptive equipment.
- Establish and update plans of care for Physical Therapy.
- Supervise Physical Therapist Assistants.
Make progress with patients directly and indirectly through physical therapy treatment with home education programs.
- Reassess and re-evaluate progress that leads to discharge for all goals met.
- Celebrate patient success such that they are an inspiration for others!
- Educate the public on how Physical Therapy helps, such that the community sees help is available and possible.
- Support the whole child with our complimentary multidisciplinary team approach.
Choose your passion with our various settings of outpatient in Owensboro and Henderson KY, remote telehealth, and/or school based setting. (Ask about your preferred setting in your interview.)
Full Time, Part Time and PRN flexibility available.
Physical Therapist Qualifications
- Efficiency without giving up Effectiveness with your time.
- Graduate of a Physical Therapy Program accredited by CAPTE.
- Initial certification obtained from the The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
- Licensed and/or eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist as required in the state of Kentucky.
- Apply for Henderson: https://bit.ly/TheraTreeHendersonPT
- Apply for Owensboro: https://bit.ly/TheraTreeOwensboroPT
- Apply for PT Manager: https://bit.ly/PTManager
Relocation assistance resources are available upon request.
What you’ll love about our BENEFITS
- Our Investment in You… learn more
- Motivating Pay Package
- Bonus Pay opportunities
- Health Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Seven Paid Holidays
- Paid Continued Education
- Referral Bonuses
- Paid CF supervision
- We Grow Your Skill Set… learn more
- Paid Training
- Ongoing training reimbursement
- Mentorships Available
- Company culture that values empowerment, responsibility, leadership and integrity.
- Opportunities To Shine… learn more
- Promotion Opportunities - Therapy Manager and Beyond!
- Leadership Bonuses reward your investment in others
- Opportunities to mentor and educate others and be rewarded
- Staff Share Success!
“I Love our bonus program! It gives a ton of motivation to staff!” - Arrielle, RBT
"I love growing minds, bodies, and spirits at TheraTree Pediatric Services! What a wonderful and inspiring job! I love being able to see kids have fun while meeting goals to build many different developmental skills they need for everyday life. I love my job and the rewarding nature of helping grow minds, bodies and spirits!" - Faith, MS, OTR/L
“My son started at TheraTree almost 2 years ago… Since Andy has been going to TheraTree he is more focused, and is right on track. Andy has developed new motor skills and social skills. Andy has become a brighter kid. Thank you TheraTree and Cole for all you do for us!” Andy’s Mom
- Hear more from our team: https://www.theratreepeds.com/career-opportunities
- Live a life you love knowing YOU were the difference.
- Apply for Henderson: https://bit.ly/TheraTreeHendersonPT
- Apply for Owensboro: https://bit.ly/TheraTreeOwensboroPT
- Apply for PT Manager: https://bit.ly/PTManager
Key Responsibilities
Perform skilled physical therapy services including screening, evaluation, and the development of individualized plans of care for pediatric patients. Supervise physical therapist assistants and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support the holistic growth of children.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program and hold or be eligible for a Kentucky state license. Candidates must also possess initial certification from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$86k (277 salary observations; 796 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (21,482 salary observations; 49,763 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 78% 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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