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SSM Health Physical Therapy
Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Physical Therapist - Acute Weekend Option

Physical TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

SSM Health Rehabilitation-Acute Care

At St. Joseph Hospital West- Lake St. Louis, MO

  • Physical Therapist - Full Time
  • Weekend Option
  • Friday-Monday

Orthopedic Experience Preferred

Here we grow again! SSM Health Rehabilitation-Acute Care at St. Joseph Hospital West is seeking a Full Time Licensed Physical Therapists to join our team in Lake St. Louis, MO!

Established in 1986, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis offers residents of western St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties exceptional health care close to home. Our 216-bed hospital is a state-designated Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center and specializes in obstetric and pediatric care, as well as many other specialties.

Teamwork and individualized, compassionate patient care provide a basis for learning and professional development in a community hospital atmosphere.

Generous Benefits Package Including

  • Company matching 401(k)
  • Multiple and affordable PPO benefits + HSA options
  • Generous Paid Time Off + Holidays + Extended Illness Days (EID)
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Personal and Family Medical Leave
  • Excellent Orientation Program
  • New Grad Mentorship
  • National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Responsibilities

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

  • Ensures design of functional treatment programs allowing for effective return to community activities.
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, coworkers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Qualifications

  • Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningOrthopedic CarePatient EducationFunctional Treatment ProgrammingClinical Delegation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Missouri, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (235 salary observations; 969 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,655 salary observations; 55,733 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 31 employers

20
<$110k
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$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
Loan repayment
28% this job
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Lake St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k
Typical market rent
$1,666/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SSM Health Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgeton, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Company matching 401(k)
PPO benefits + HSA options
Generous PTO + Holidays + Extended Illness Days
Short and Long Term Disability
Personal and Family Medical Leave
Excellent Orientation Program
New Grad Mentorship
National Continuing Education courses