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Saint Luke's Health System
Kansas City, Missouri

Physical Therapist PRN

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you a Physical Therapist looking for a PRN position in an Outpatient only Clinic? Join our premier team at Saint Luke's at The Plaza!

No Weekends or Holidays

Orthopedic/Spine Population Preferred

No set hours or days needed; PRN coverage during volume surges and when staff is off.

Clinic is open Mon-Thur from 7 a. m.-6 p. m. and Friday from 7 a. m. -5:30 p. m.

The physical therapist evaluates and test clients with mechanical, anatomical, physiological impairments, developmental impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions in order to determine a prognosis and plan of therapeutic intervention.

The physical therapist regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the physical therapy intervention. The physical therapist’s goal is to improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement.

  • Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease.
  • Creates an individualized patient-centered treatment plan based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient.
  • Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning.
  • Supervises treatment provided by students and physical therapy assistants.
  • Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team.
  • Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided.
  • Performs all other duties as requested by the manager.
  • Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.
  • Uses professional judgement to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times.
  • Participates in quality initiatives.
  • Meets system and departmental shift requirements.
  • Job Requirements

Applicable Experience

  • Less than 1 year
  • Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Physical Therapist (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

  • PRN
  • Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist evaluates and treats patients with mechanical, anatomical, or physiological impairments to improve their quality of life. They create individualized treatment plans, provide hands-on care, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and a Missouri Physical Therapist license. Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedic careSpine careClinical assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationSupervision of assistants

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 46% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,827 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $108k (middle half $95k–$114k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Missouri428 active21,801 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 46% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Physical Therapist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment436 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,827 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist PRN at Saint Luke's Health System a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,827 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 25 employers
15
<$105k
11
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
6
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
29%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,827 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,446/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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