Physical Therapist - PRN
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Job Description
NHC Healthcare Knoxville
PRN Physical Therapist - NHC HealthCare Knoxville
We are an in-house therapy team that prioritizes quality care.
Why NHC Knoxville?
We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC Knoxville, we are all partners (employees) in a family -oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401k with generous company contribution
- Continuing Education
- Stock options
- Uniforms
NHC HealthCare Knoxville is currently accepting resumes for a PRN Physical Therapist to join their team in providing physical therapy services for patients who require rehabilitative treatment to help restore strength, balance, and confidence after illness, injury, decline, or surgery. Experienced therapists, flexible scheduling, and excellent pay rates make this a great opportunity for a PT interested in becoming a part of a caring, innovative, and evidence based outcomes focused rehab team.
Qualifications
- Must be flexible, a team player, reliable, and have a positive attitude
- Must be a graduate of an APTA accredited BS, MS, or DPT level course in Physical Therapy
- Must have Tennessee Physical Therapist (PT) license
- Prior SNF experience a plus!
National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge... innovation and improvement... teamwork and collaboration... and honesty and integrity.
If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply.
EOE
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services to patients requiring rehabilitative treatment to restore strength, balance, and confidence. Collaborate with an in-house therapy team to deliver quality, evidence-based outcomes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$86k (56 salary observations; 240 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,823 salary observations; 9,097 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 Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - PRN at Adams Place a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,081 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Knoxville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $358k
- Typical market rent
- $1,712/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.6
- 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 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.