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CHI St. Vincent Health
Little Rock, Arkansas

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35.53-$52.85/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 54m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019.

With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others.

We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist at CHI St Vincent, you’ll help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness, injury, or issues with aging. Using various treatments, you will help patients reduce pain, build strength and endurance, increase range of motion, or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level.

You’re always ready for the next task. Our physical therapy team sees several patients a day for initial evaluations, re-evaluations, or treatments. Our therapists perform most treatments themselves.

You’ll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or conditions affecting balance, to name a few. This environment is busy and fast-paced but full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help, advice, or mentoring at any time.

To thrive as a physical therapist, you must be a team player. You’ll constantly collaborate with other therapists, patients, and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable, positive, and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day.

Work with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and therapists to develop and execute a treatment plan for each patient

  • Perform initial patient evaluations as well as re-evaluations to indicate the level of progress
  • Document all treatments and note any status changes
  • Tailor treatments to individual patients as needed - don’t be afraid to think creatively or do a little extra
  • Seek new learning opportunities and be a resource when others need to learn from you
  • Consistently offer the best care possible to every patient
  • Job Requirements
  • Current Physical Therapist License in the State of Arkansas, prior to hire

Must have completed a 6 Month Internship as part of a Master’s program, or 1 year internship as part of a DPT program. New graduates are welcome to apply.

CPR Certification from the American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire

Key Responsibilities

You will perform patient evaluations and develop multidisciplinary treatment plans to help patients recover from injuries, surgeries, or aging-related issues. You are responsible for documenting all treatments and status changes while collaborating with a team of physicians and therapists.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Physical Therapist license in the State of Arkansas and have completed a required internship as part of a Master's or DPT program. Additionally, CPR certification from the American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedic injury recoveryTraumatic brain injury rehabilitationStroke rehabilitationBalance trainingDocumentationCollaborationPatient care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Arkansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$74k–$110kPhysical Therapy median $95k (middle half $71k–$112k)304 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$106k in purchasing powerArkansas index 86.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Arkansas135 active21,715 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 60% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArkansas Physical Therapist listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 36% offer loan repayment145 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 17 employers
17
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
1
$140k
3
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
53%
Loan repayment
32%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - GlendalePer Diem

CVHCare · Glendale, California

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
#4

Physical Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 32 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 21,800 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CHI St. Vincent Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Little Rock, Arkansas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Comprehensive benefits package
Work/life balance support

Living in Little Rock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,184/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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