Physical Therapist - Ortho

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Outpatient Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapist - PRN
  • Rowlett, TX

Seeking PRN orthopedic physical therapist to join our busy and fun clinic. Therapist would treat a variety of diagnoses including spine, young athletes, post-op patients, vestibular disorders and gait and balance. Therapist must be comfortable building relationships within the community and with referral sources. Monday-Friday

Benefits of Becoming an Employee with Us

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors. Also, as a member of the Select Medical Corporation, should life take you to a different area of the country in the future, we have an extensive network of sister companies that could allow for easy transfer without interruption to your benefits.

For more information, Please click on the link below to confirm a date/time to chat with the recruiter.

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Responsibilities

  • Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment
  • Patient Case Load Average: 10-12
  • Timely and accurate documentation using Therapy Source
  • Interpreting assessment/diagnostic data including medical notes and surgery reports
  • Ensuring medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement
  • Instructing and counseling patients/families as needed

Qualifications

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

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyOrthopedic rehabilitationVestibular therapyGait and balance trainingPost-operative careClinical communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (779 salary observations; 5,022 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Ortho at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Outpatient a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution46 jobs · 32 employers

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<$110k
9
$110k-130k
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$130k-150k
9
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
60%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.5
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,017 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Rowlett

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k
Typical market rent
$1,586/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Outpatient

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Work-life balance
Extensive network of sister companies for easy transfer