Physical Therapist Full-Time
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Job Description
Physical Therapist (PT) – Full Time | NHC Tullahoma
Join a supportive, in-house rehab team at NHC Tullahoma. We prioritize quality care, teamwork, and a positive, family-oriented work culture.
What You’ll Love
- Competitive pay + $10,000 sign-on bonus
- Earned Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance
- 401(k) with generous company contribution
- Continuing Education + stock options
- Uniforms provided
- Performance-based wage increases
Role Highlights
We’re hiring a Full-Time PT to provide evidence-based, purposeful rehab in a supportive, experienced team environment. The rehab gym is state of the art, offering the Lite Gait and a full array of modality equipment. Our therapists are certified in offering LSVT therapy to Parkinson’s patients and enjoy continuing education benefits that include an unlimited CEU package with Summit.
Requirements
- APTA-accredited PT degree (BS, MS, or DPT)
- Tennessee PT license
- SNF experience a plus
Why Tullahoma?
This diverse cosmopolitan community with small town values is just over an hours drive from Nashville, Chattanooga and Huntsville.
Join a nationwide leader in long-term care and grow with a team built on integrity, innovation, and compassion.
Apply today: nhccare.com/locations/tullahoma/
EOE
Key Responsibilities
Provide full-time physical therapy and purposeful, evidence-based rehabilitation in a supportive team environment. Treat patients using the facility’s rehabilitation equipment and, where applicable, LSVT therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (288 salary observations; 1,692 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,871 salary observations; 62,396 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee vs national | $85k median in Tennessee | $94k nationally (−9%)288 state / 12,871 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Tennessee index 91.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Tennessee | 710 active | 21,598 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 54% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on | Tennessee Physical Therapist listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 24% offer loan repayment737 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,556 in the last 30 days | 4,853 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Benefits & Perks
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Tullahoma
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,478/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.