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Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Orthopedics - PRN

Part-time

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OHPart-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Cleveland, OH
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Physical Therapist LicenseBLS Certification

Job overview

The Physical Therapist at Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital provides outpatient orthopedic care, evaluating patients and delivering specialized treatment for bones, joints, muscles, and tendons. The role includes assessing patient conditions, developing and revising plans of care with patients or families, performing therapy interventions, and supervising assistants, students, and other caregivers. This is a PRN position with weekday hours and no required holidays or weekends.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Physical TherapyPatient AssessmentCare PlanningTherapy InterventionsPhysical Therapy SupervisionWalkingClimbing StairsBalanceHeavy Physical DemandsLiftingReachingPalpationManual DexterityVisual AcuityClear SpeechHearing

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or CertificatePhysical Therapist LicenseBLS CertificationOutpatient Orthopedics Experience

Full job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Orthopedics - PRN Location Cleveland Facility Lutheran Hospital Department Physical Therapy-Lutheran Hospital Job Code D27010 Shift Day/Evening Rotation Schedule 8:30am-5:00pm/10:00am-6:30pm Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Physical Therapist, you will create a healing atmosphere that enhances the Cleveland Clinic treatment experience. You will assist in providing highly specialized treatment for bones, joints, muscles and tendons specifically designed for the unique needs and health backgrounds of your patients. In many cases, these patients are dealing with pain, so remaining sensitive and compassionate is important in helping them regain their health. Ultimately, your efforts can provide the initial drive and support they need to continue forward in their healing journey.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work between 7:00am and 7:00pm Monday and Tuesday; 7:00am and 6:00pm Wednesday and Thursday; and 7:00am and 4:30pm Friday. No holidays or weekends are required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Evaluate and conduct prescribed physical therapy treatment programs.

  • Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions.

  • Establish, revise and evaluate plans of care while involving the patient and/or their family.

  • Perform therapy interventions.

  • Supervise activities of Physical Therapy Assistants, students and other caregivers.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Certificate

  • Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT)

  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Outpatient orthopedics experience strongly recommended

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to walk and climb stairs without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
  • Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
  • Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
  • Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
  • Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
  • Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
  • Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,355 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Ohio median$77–110K/yr65 salary ranges
  • Ohio median$50–51/hr55 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 278 open Physical Therapist jobs in Ohio and 10,355 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Physical Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,808 postings).
Education
3,854 of the 10,355 open Physical Therapist jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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