Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33.63-$48.17/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison includes the services of a 22-bed critical access hospital, a 26-bed skilled nursing facility, an attached rural health clinic, and an Emergency Department that is available 24 hours a day.

We offer many outpatient services, including physical therapy, radiology services, laboratory services, cardiac rehabilitation, and IV treatments. Since opening in 1952, CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison has been dedicated to serving the residents of Garrison and the surrounding rural communities.

The hospital is equipped with 4 emergency rooms, on-site lab, radiology, CT and physical therapy services. Our patients have access to 24/7 emergency care, swing-bed program, and acute care services.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will organize and conduct medically prescribed therapy programs. Every day you will help patients reach their maximum performance while learning to live within their capabilities. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, excellent customer service, contributing to a positive patient care experience.

Patient Evaluation & Rehabilitation: Evaluates patients, designs, implements, and progresses rehabilitation programs, including clear home exercise plans

Documentation & Billing Accuracy: Ensures timely, complete, and accurate patient notes, certifications, and treatment instructions, adhering to QI criteria and reflecting services provided for billing

Patient Education & Satisfaction: Clearly explains injury/condition, treatment purpose, and rehabilitation goals to clients, ensuring their understanding and satisfaction with departmental care

Workload Management & Efficiency: Demonstrates ability to manage heavy caseloads by improving personal efficiency, working extended hours when necessary, and assisting colleagues

Program Development & Referrals: Develops new programs and collaborates with physicians to stimulate referrals, enhance relationships, and improve care quality

Leadership & Departmental Oversight: Supervises students, teaches classes, provides public speaking, manages the department in the absence of a manager/staff PT, resolves departmental conflicts, and completes assigned reports

  • We are offering a $10,000 employment incentive to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
  • Job Requirements
  • Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Licensed or eligible for licensure by the North Dakota State Examining Committee of Physical Therapists

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will organize and conduct medically prescribed therapy programs to help patients reach their maximum performance. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, designing rehabilitation plans, managing caseloads, and providing departmental leadership.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy. They must also be licensed or eligible for licensure by the North Dakota State Examining Committee of Physical Therapists.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Rehabilitation program designCaseload managementStudent supervisionConflict resolution

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (491 salary observations; 3,382 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,394 salary observations; 56,600 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$85k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution30 jobs · 22 employers

11
<$105k
12
$105k-120k
2
$125k
4
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
76%
Sign-on bonus
72% this job
CME allowance
72%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
7%

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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 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ruskin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$289k
Typical market rent
$2,185/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About CHI St. Alexius Garrison

Hospitals and Health Care
Bismarck, North Dakota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Employment Incentive