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Cookeville, Tennessee

Physical Therapist PT PRN

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Job Description

Physical Therapist for NHC Homecare Cookeville PRN

"A different kind of care that ensures you’re surrounded by people who make a difference in your life."

NHC HomeCare Cookeville is looking for a Physical Therapist, PT to join our team! The Physical Therapist supervises and participates in the application of physical therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients with physical disabilities, injuries, or diseases.

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of a BS or MS level course in physical therapy as accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
  • Must be licensed or registered under the statutes of the state in which the physical therapist will be practicing.
  • One year’s experience in a supervisory role preferred.
  • Active member of the state and national Physical Therapy Association preferred.

Position Highlights

  • Coordinates and supervises physical therapy services.
  • Provides physical therapy services as ordered by the referring physician and delegates appropriate portions of the treatment program to the licensed physical therapy assistant.
  • Instructs the physical therapy staff in their delegated functions including precautions, special problems, contraindications, anticipated progress goals and plan for re-evaluation.
  • Evaluates, plans and supervises treatments and programs including the establishment of short-term and long-term goals for patients as approved by the physician with periodic re-evaluations.

National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.

The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge... innovation and improvement... teamwork and collaboration... and honesty and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners, not only to the health of our patients, but to the well-being of the communities we serve.

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/homecare-cookeville/

We look forward to talking with you! NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist coordinates and supervises physical therapy services, providing treatment as ordered by a physician and delegating appropriate tasks to the physical therapy assistant. This role also involves instructing staff on delegated functions, precautions, and establishing short-term and long-term patient goals.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

SupervisionPatient CareTreatment PlanningGoal SettingDelegation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 62% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (244 salary observations; 1,503 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,861 salary observations; 55,605 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist PT PRN at Adams Place 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 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 34 employers

20
<$115k
7
$115k-135k
9
$135k-155k
7
$155k-175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
70%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Cookeville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$328k
Typical market rent
$1,463/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
None
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.