Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$46-$53/hr

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Job Description

Make an impact. Change lives. Live a Legacy.

Legacy Healthcare Services is seeking a PRN Physical Therapist (PT) to join our rehabilitation team at Terraces at Kingwood Town Center, a vibrant senior living community offering independent living.

Position Highlights

  • Up to $53/hr
  • Flexible PRN hours, approximately 5–10 hours per week
  • Personalized, one-on-one treatment
  • Minimum of 8 hours per month to maintain active employment

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

Enjoy the flexibility of PRN work while providing meaningful, individualized care! You'll have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with residents and help them maintain their mobility, independence, and quality of life. Therapy goes beyond the rehab gym! You'll work with residents throughout the community, including their apartments, providing care in the spaces where they live and move every day.

The Terraces at Kingwood is an active senior living community with resident activities, classes, and programming throughout the day. Legacy is excited to begin our new partnership with The Terraces at Kingwood Town Center! You'll step into an established caseload while having the opportunity to help shape Legacy's presence within the community, build meaningful relationships, and contribute to the continued success and growth of the therapy program.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will:

  • Provide individualized, one-on-one physical therapy services to residents.
  • Evaluate residents and develop treatment plans based on clinical findings and functional goals.
  • Help residents improve independence with everyday activities.
  • Collaborate with residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team to support meaningful outcomes.
  • Provide functional treatment throughout the community based on each resident’s needs.
  • Your Legacy career offers great experiences, work/life balance, and excellent rewards, including:
  • 401(k)
  • Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and pet insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO) with rollover and buyout options at year’s end
  • Company-paid group life insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Voluntary life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
  • Licensure reimbursement
  • MedBridge access with unlimited online continuing education for full-time employees

Invest in Your Clinical Growth

Legacy’s Skills Development Program provides eligible full- and part-time employees with financial support toward approved professional certifications after one year of employment. Opportunities for therapy professionals include certifications in geriatrics, LSVT BIG, lymphedema, dementia care, and more.

Discover What Makes Legacy Healthcare Services Different

Our not-for-profit organization provides personalized therapy services within senior living communities, giving clinicians the opportunity to build meaningful relationships while helping residents maintain their independence and quality of life.

We are one of the largest providers of on-site senior therapy care in the country, serving nearly 500 senior living communities throughout the U.S. and growing.

Our organization was founded by therapists and continues to be led by therapists, bringing a clinical perspective to how we support our patients and our teams.

Through Legacy GROW — Growth of Rehabilitation, Outcomes, and Wellness — we’re expanding beyond traditional rehabilitation with programs focused on wellness, prevention, measurable patient outcomes, and quality of life.

GROW initiatives include programs such as LiveFit wellness services and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, creating new ways for our teams to support the communities we serve.

Eligible clinic team members also have the opportunity to participate in GROW’s performance-based incentive program when their clinic achieves its established growth goals.

Position Requirements

Degree in Physical Therapy

  • Current Physical Therapy license in the state of Texas, or ability to obtain prior to beginning employment
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, clinical, and collaborative skills
  • Commitment to providing individualized, resident-centered care

Pay Range

USD $46.00 - USD $53.00 /Hr.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized, one-on-one physical therapy services to residents within a senior living community. Evaluate residents, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to improve functional outcomes.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Physical Therapy and a current Physical Therapy license in the state of Texas. Candidates must possess excellent clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Geriatric carePatient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationCollaborationMobility trainingIndependence trainingLymphedema management

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (665 salary observations; 6,115 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$96k–$110kPhysical Therapy median $78k (middle half $67k–$120k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$87k median in Texas$94k nationally (−7%)665 state / 12,288 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$106k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,038 active21,900 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 33% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas physical therapist listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,999 in the last 30 days4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$103k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,055 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Legacy Healthcare Services

Wellness and Fitness Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and pet insurance
Paid time off (PTO) with rollover and buyout options
Company-paid group life insurance
Flexible spending account
Voluntary life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
Licensure reimbursement
MedBridge access with unlimited online continuing education for full-time employees