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Unifi Healthcare
Knoxville, Tennessee

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyFull-Time

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

If you became a PT because you care deeply about people — and you want a place where patient care comes first — you’ll feel at home here.

  • What You’ll Do (High Level)
  • Evaluate patients and create individualized plans of care
  • Deliver hands-on treatment and progress patients toward meaningful goals
  • Partner with a supportive, multidisciplinary team (case managers, respiratory therapy, authorizations)
  • Keep documentation clear and timely so care stays coordinated and uninterrupted
  • Help create a calm, encouraging environment where patients feel safe to try, rebuild, and improve
  • Why You’ll Love Working Here
  • Quality time with patients (not a churn-and-burn schedule)
  • A mission-first culture grounded in dignity, kindness, and follow-through
  • A supportive team that removes friction so you can focus on therapy
  • A clinic environment built for excellent care — with the tools you need
  • Mentorship and collaboration (new grads welcome with support)

What You Need

  • Graduate of a CAPTE/APTA-accredited PT program
  • Active PT license (or eligibility) in the state of hire
  • BLS certification (or willingness to obtain)
  • A patient-first mindset and strong communication

Join Us

If you want to practice PT the way it was meant to be — with time, connection, and real impact — we’d love to meet you.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Relocation assistance
  • Vision insurance

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients to create individualized care plans and deliver hands-on treatment to help them reach meaningful goals. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and maintain clear, timely documentation to ensure coordinated patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of a CAPTE/APTA-accredited physical therapy program and hold an active PT license or eligibility in the state of hire. A BLS certification is also required, along with a patient-first mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Unifi Healthcare 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 21,484 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (196 salary observations; 1,399 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (9,351 salary observations; 50,511 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
73%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Physical Therapy

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.

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Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Relocation assistance
Vision insurance