Physical Therapist (PT)

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Temple, TX
  • Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Inpatient
  • PRN
  • (As Needed)
  • Sign on Bonus: $5,000

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

  • Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.
  • Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
  • Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
  • Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
  • Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
  • Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
  • Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
  • Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
  • Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Minimum Qualifications

State Licensure: Hold a current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT)

Certified BLS: Possess Certified BLS or obtain it within 90 days of employment.

#BSWIR - Inpatient

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient educationSupervisionBrain injury careSpinal cord injury careBLS certification

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (706 salary observations; 5,778 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $88k (middle half $87k–$108k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$87k median in Texas$94k nationally (−7%)706 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,051 active21,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 38% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onTexas Physical Therapist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,716 in the last 30 days4,514 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 29 employers
12
<$105k
10
$105k-125k
4
$125k-145k
11
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 29 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
31% this job
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Concierge Home Care · Port St. Lucie, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

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$75/hr
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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 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation - Temple logo

About Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation - Temple

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

Benefits & Perks

401k (eligible after 1,000 hours)
Employee Assistance Program
Sign-On Bonus ($5,000)

Living in Temple

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k
Typical market rent
$1,383/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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