Physical Therapist - Per Diem

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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$61.00 per hour

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Location: Select Specialty Hospital - Tucson (located on NW Medical Center's campus)
  • Schedule: PRN/Per Diem/As Needed Compensation: $61.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Tucson is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

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

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningPatient and Family EducationPatient CounselingTreatment MonitoringClinical DocumentationPhysical Therapy Assistant SupervisionStudent SupervisionAdaptive Equipment PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationBLS Certification

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Arizona, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (83 salary observations; 349 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,821 salary observations; 18,335 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 50% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

7
<$100k
8
$100k-120k
8
$120k-140k
8
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
70% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Relocation assistance
13%
Visa sponsorship
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$80-$110/hr
#2

Physical Therapist - Transitional Care Center (Saturdays Only)

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$51.76-$80.34/hr
#3

Physical Therapist- Home Health

$75-$80/hr
#4

Physical Therapist

$68-$74/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,577 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Tucson

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive Orientation Program
Opportunity for Advancement
401k (eligible after 1,000 hours)
Employee Assistance Program