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SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Physical Therapist- (PT) Full-Time Float

Physical TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

SSM Rehabilitation Hospital

*A joint venture with Select Medical & SSM Health*

Physical Therapist (PT) Full-time Float

The Full-Time Float Physical Therapist is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care across our three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, providing coverage based on operational needs. This role requires flexibility, adaptability, and strong clinical expertise.

This position is ideal for a clinician who thrives in dynamic environments, demonstrates strong time management and communication skills, and is committed to delivering consistent, high-quality rehabilitation services across diverse patient populations and care settings.

Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment.

Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

Here, you will provide advanced treatment and comprehensive care to best address the medical, physical, emotional and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiples traumas

Not ready to apply? Schedule a time to learn more and speak with a recruiter today.

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Benefits of Being a Therapist with Us

Clinical Ladders to Develop Our Therapists

Full-benefits package (Including medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid sick time with carry over and pet insurance)

This position qualifies for our Loan Repayment Assistance program- full-time employees are eligible after their first 90 days

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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
  • We'd love for you to join the team!

Responsibilities

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 the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers 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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyTreatment planningNeurological rehabilitationOrthopedic rehabilitationBrain injury careSpinal cord injury careAmputation careBLS certification

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).

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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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.

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About SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgeton, Missouri
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical ladders
Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid sick time with carry over, pet insurance)
Loan Repayment Assistance program
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