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Knoxville, Tennessee

Physical Therapist PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

$1500 Hiring Bonus Offered!

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.

As a Physical Therapist, you will provide rehabilitative services for the treatment of disabled, injured and diseased patients in a center in accordance with Concentra Medical Centers’ Injury Process Management and Concentra Medical Centers’ philosophy of rehabilitation in occupational medicine and Concentra policies, practices and procedures and applicable regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure delivery of high quality patient care services
  • Perform direct patient care, including evaluation of muscle, skeletal, neurological and other physical problems
  • Support and encourage multidisciplinary coordination of treatment

Ensure Proper Documentation of Patient Care

Maintain professional standards through compliance with quality assurance policies/ procedures as well as applicable regulations and corporate policies

Implement effective communication with own and other departments' staff, with medical staff and patients to ensure coordinated efforts and provision of high quality service and optimal patient care

  • Demonstrate effective problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities
  • Inform Administrator of department problems, needs and solutions in a timely manner
  • Plan, design, implement and interpret specific physical therapy treatment programs for patients to facilitate the patient's recovery and attainment of maximum physical potential
  • Educate patients in the proper care and use of supports and performance of exercise programs
  • Perform or delegate patient treatment to include modalities, therapeutic exercises, gait training and hydrotherapy
  • Follow appropriate documentation and reporting procedures

Secure Prescription for Each Patient Treated

Work closely with the physician to ensure comprehensive delivery of services and quality patient care

Assist Marketing Staff with Tours as Necessary

  • Take all necessary precautions to protect center assets and property against loss or waste through negligence or dishonesty
  • Participate in professional development by attending center meetings and outside educational seminars
  • Communicates with the Outcome Assurance Injury Coordinator or the Case Manager for each patient

Communication regarding the patients’ objective progress, compliance with the program, compliance with attendance of scheduled appointments, the therapist’s estimated time frame until discharged from therapy

Participates in clinical instruction of university occupational therapy and/or occupational therapist assistant students

Participates with the evaluation of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation quality management process and assist in new and improved processes

Ensures compliance with rules and regulations established by the relevant licensing, certification and accrediting bodies

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Masters’ Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program, preferred
  • Ortho-outpatient experience, preferred

Job-Related Skills/Competencies

Concentra Core Competencies of Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative and Flexibility

Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions

Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism

The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies

  • Demonstrated willingness to participate in initial and ongoing training as required.
  • Demonstrated effective communication and interaction with employers, patients, providers and other employees
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain working relationship with all levels of employees
  • Demonstrated excellent customer service skills
  • Demonstrated computer skills
  • Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work medical environment
  • Skill in developing and maintaining patient care records and writing reports
  • Skill in time management, planning and workload control
  • Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions
  • Skill in developing and maintaining medical quality assurance and quality control standards

Skill in establishing and maintaining effective communication and working relationships with Management, patients, medical staff and the general public

Must successfully complete orientation and training as well as demonstrate competency in all required physical therapy tasks

  • Additional Data
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Colleague Referral Bonus Program

Employee Discounts

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation

Concentra is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including hiring, promotion and advancement, without regard to the following characteristics: race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local fair employment practice laws.

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal evaluationNeurological evaluationHIPAA compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Concentra holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 557 active listings.

In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (54 salary observations; 292 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,091 salary observations; 14,079 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 31 employers

16
<$105k
12
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
4
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 31 employers

CME allowance
83%
401k / retirement match
78% this job
Sign-on bonus
47% this job
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,438 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Knoxville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,712/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Concentra

Hospitals and Health Care
Addison, Texas
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$1,500 Hiring Bonus
401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Colleague Referral Bonus Program
Employee Discounts
Professional Development Seminars