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Tooele, Utah

Physical Therapist

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Job Description

Brighten Life Home Health is seeking a PRN Physical Therapist to join our amazing team in Tooele, UT!

Schedule: Part Time or PRN

Brighten Life Home Health is growing and excelling. We specialize in caring for Veterans, but we service all peoples

The Physical Therapist is responsible for providing quality Physical Therapy services to patients and contract facilities.

This includes treatment, provision of education, appropriate documentation, and patient/family communication for the purpose of assisting the patients achieve optimal functional level and quality of life in an interdisciplinary rehabilitation setting.

The Physical Therapist Assistant reports directly to the supervising licensed therapist and the Director of Rehabilitation.

Come join our team! We offer a rewarding career and opportunities for advancement!

Responsibilities

  • Participate in screening individuals in compliance with policy and procedure.
  • Ensure plan of treatment is developed and initiated by the attending physical therapist.
  • Obtain and communicate the appropriate data necessary for the attending physical therapist to engage in treatment planning and the development of appropriate goals.
  • Maintain documentation according to Brighton’s policy and procedure for content and timeliness.
  • Respond pro-actively to the needs of the assigned facilities/entities.

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of an approved physical therapy assistant program.
  • Must demonstrate professional competency as a general practitioner of Physical Therapy related to the duties appropriate for an assistant level therapist.
  • Must hold appropriate certification and license as a Physical Therapist.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical screeningGoal setting

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 28 employers

9
<$100k
11
$100k-120k
8
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 28 employers

CME allowance
82%
401k / retirement match
82%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$75/hr
#2

Physical Therapist (PT) Acute Care TempForceContract

VUMC · Nashville, Tennessee

$75/hr
#3

Travel Physical Therapist

$75/hr
#4

Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$75/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,587 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tooele

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$410k
Typical market rent
$1,474/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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