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Louisville, Kentucky

Outpatient Physical Therapist, Frazier Rehab Institute Southwest, Sports Medicine, 8a-4:30p

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Primary Location

KY - Lou - Frazier: Dixie Hwy

Address

6801 Dixie Hwy Suite 129 Louisville, KY 40258

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

Flexible start and end time!

Position Summary and Purpose

The therapist is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of patients referred to the facility. This includes patient evaluation, development and implementation of an appropriate treatment plan, delivery of treatment services, and comprehensive discharge planning. The therapist functions as an effective team member and contributes to the development and achievement of department and organizational goals and objectives.

Essential Functions

  • Evaluates and implements competent therapy treatment and provides regular re-assessments for the purpose of treatment modification, to maximize patients’ potential for functional independence, all in accordance with acceptable practice guidelines and department policies and procedures
  • Communicates patient status (e. g., evaluation results, treatment plan, and goals) by providing timely written or verbal communication to physicians and therapy customers (e. g., patients)
  • Consistently establishes and maintains effective working relations with, patients and family members, internal customers, and external customers
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the financial implications of treatment costs and resources on the department/facility by consistently working to provide cost effective treatment programming to served populations
  • Ensures that patient charges and corresponding clinical documentation are in compliance with regulatory standards and department policies and procedures
  • Oversees rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students consistent with discipline practice acts and according to organization and department policies and procedures.
  • Self-monitor workflow to ensure productivity, standards of practice, and regulatory requirements are consistently met and reviews work of staff/personnel accordingly.
  • Actively participates in program development, performance improvement activities, and community events sponsored by the organization
  • Responds to feedback/concerns in a professional manner that demonstrates effective listening skills, problem solving skills, and participatory management when situations

Other Functions

  • Assists with interviewing, selecting, and orienting new personnel
  • Completes required documentation and maintains pertinent record of assigned patients to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Serves as a role model for the department by demonstrating commitment to professional growth, department growth and competency
  • Demonstrates the ability to be efficient and productive by organizing job duties and responsibilities
  • Actively participates in departmental/programmatic meetings, constructively expressing concerns and ideas
  • Escalate equipment, supply needs and gaps through appropriate pathways.
  • Assumes additional leadership responsibilities as needed to support department goals.
  • Maintains equipment and environment in a safe and orderly manner
  • Contributes to the organization and operation of the department/programs within the organization’s strategic plan and mission statement
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description

  • Job Requirements
  • (Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)

Education

  • BS, MS or Doctorate level degree from accredited college or University (required)

Experience:

  • Varies based on practice setting and programmatic needs of the facility (required)

Licensure:

  • Licensed or eligible in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or State of Indiana, as appropriate to the facility (required)

Certification:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)

Key Responsibilities

The therapist is responsible for evaluating patients, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, and providing ongoing care. They also collaborate with the healthcare team, maintain clinical documentation, and oversee rehab staff to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a BS, MS, or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited institution. A valid license in Kentucky or Indiana and American Heart Association BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningRehabilitationSports medicineTeam collaborationRegulatory compliancePatient care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Physical Therapist, Frazier Rehab Institute Southwest, Sports Medicine, 8a-4:30p at UofL Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 23,146 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Sports Medicine — Physical Therapist Career Context

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (232 salary observations; 881 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,549 salary observations; 59,633 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

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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Annual compensation range

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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 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 23,146 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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