Physical Therapist / PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$53-$56/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Our Company

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Overview

Make an Impact in our Home and Community Program:

Who We Are Looking For

An experienced PT, enthusiastic about providing functional rehabilitation wherever life happens, whether at home, school, work, or in the community

You are ready to treat your client beyond a staged environment into real life experiences like cooking in their kitchen, navigating grocery stores, restaurants, outdoor activities, and the workplace

You thrive in an autonomous setting, and value being a part of a collaborative team of dynamic therapists

What You Will Receive

  • Flexible Schedule Created by You
  • Paid per hour (not just per visit)
  • Driving, Travel, Mileage Reimbursement
  • Growth/Advancement Opportunities

Responsibilities Listed Include But Not Limited To

Perform Evaluations and Develop Treatment Plans

Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences

Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources

Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members

Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

Qualifications

  • What you will need:
  • Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from a college or university with accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Current, unrestricted license as Physical Therapist by state in which practicing
  • Current Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification in accordance state regulations
  • A minimum of one year’s work experience as a physical therapist preferred
  • Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury
  • Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
  • Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods

Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times

A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on the specific location policy, local or state regulations to verify that he/she is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations

About Our Line of Business

Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care.

It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities.

By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range

USD $53.00 - $56.00 / Hour

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningNeurological injury carePatient educationCare coordinationClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (303 salary observations; 1,430 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,162 salary observations; 66,743 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 South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$110k–$116kPhysical Therapy median $87k (middle half $66k–$88k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
South Carolina vs national$88k median in South Carolina$94k nationally (−6%)303 state / 12,162 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$121k in purchasing powerSouth Carolina index 93.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in South Carolina488 active21,921 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 38% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina physical therapist listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 26% offer loan repayment510 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,870 in the last 30 days4,345 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% 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.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs
5
<$110k
2
$110k-125k
1
$132k
9
$140k-155k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
Louisville, Kentucky
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule Created by You
Paid per hour
Driving, Travel, Mileage Reimbursement
Growth/Advancement Opportunities

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$218k
Typical market rent
$1,500/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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