Assistant-Physical Therapist PRN I
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Delivers therapeutic physical therapy intervention under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist according to a written plan of care to meet established goals.
Provides treatment, participates in discharge planning, and communicates findings and progress according to professional licensure/certification, scope of practice and departmental/discipline policies and procedures.
May supervise clinical students and support staff including certified/licensed assistants, technicians, and volunteers. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health, and healing. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Provides treatment under supervision of licensed physical therapist.
- Participates in discharge planning information, which includes patient/family education, follow-up, and referral to community resources.
- Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
- Contributes to the development of staff and students including the assessment of the daily workload.
- Completes assigned goals.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
- Entry Level.
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Training
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Basic Skills.
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
Minimum Required
- PTA; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
Preferred/Desired
Requirements
Requires a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license and BLS certification within 14 days of hire. This is an entry-level position requiring basic clinical skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant-Physical Therapist PRN I at Baptist a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Southaven
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $249k
- Typical market rent
- $1,560/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.