Physical Therapist - Inpatient Adult Long‑Term Acute Care
Listed compensation
$79K–$122K /yr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Physical Therapist - Inpatient Adult Long‑Term Acute Care (LTAC) at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, TX
Looking for meaningful work with flexibility built in? Join our team as a per diem or on-call Physical Therapist and shape your schedule around your life. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a lasting impact by empowering patients on their journey to recovery and wellness.
- ## Please note that this position is onsite and therefore requires the ability to commute to Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, TX.
- New and Upcoming Physical Therapy Graduates Are Encouraged to Apply!
If you're nearing completion of your accredited physical therapy program, we’d love to support your transition into professional practice. Our Long‑Term Acute Care environment offers a highly supportive setting, specialized training, and the opportunity to build strong clinical foundations while making a meaningful impact from day one. Start your PT career with a team that’s committed to helping you grow, thrive, and succeed.
As a physical therapist, you’ll independently guide patients and families through the journey of assessment, goal‑setting, and hands‑on treatment—helping them regain strength, mobility, and confidence.
From crafting personalized goals and plans to selecting the perfect therapeutic techniques, you bring clarity, motivation, and expert care to each unique situation.
You’ll educate patients and families, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, document progress with precision, and uphold the highest standards of safety, ethics, and practice.
You’ll guide patients through a paced inpatient rotation as they move toward recovery using your specialized training, flexibility, professionalism, and heart to serve as an essential partner at every step of the rehabilitation journey. This is a role where growth is constant, teamwork is energizing, and every day brings the opportunity to make meaningful movement possible.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Specialty Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited physical therapy program
- Texas Physical Therapist License upon hire
- National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 years of experience in rehabilitation
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.
Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs, hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Key Responsibilities
Independently guide patients through assessment, goal-setting, and hands-on treatment to regain strength and mobility. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and educate patients and families on recovery and wellness.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited physical therapy program with a Texas Physical Therapist License and BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Two years of rehabilitation experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 35% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (770 salary observations; 4,963 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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