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Functional Pathways
Sweetwater, Tennessee

PRN Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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Job description

Join Functional Pathways as a PRN Physical Therapist – Senior Living, Flexible Schedule in Sweetwater, TN, USA.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Functional Pathways as a PRN Physical Therapist – Senior Living, Flexible Schedule.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist is responsible for screening, evaluating, and creating discharge plans for residents under physician supervision. They also manage revisions to established care plans and provide supervision to Physical Therapy Assistants.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctorate degree in physical therapy from an accredited program. An active state license and the ability to meet all certification and licensure requirements are mandatory.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient screeningPatient evaluationDischarge planningCare plan revisionSupervision of physical therapy assistantsTime managementOrganizational skillsWritten communicationVerbal communicationClinical documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (303 salary observations; 1,116 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (19,971 salary observations; 45,721 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

4.8/ 10
Listing-based score

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