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Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi

Physical Therapist - Acute Rehab - Days - PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

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

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

The Physical Therapist provides physical therapy services to patients, staff and the community to prevent and treat disability following disease, injury or other cause. The therapist evaluates, plans, provides treatment and collaborates with others to optimize functional recovery and minimize disability.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist provides therapy services to prevent and treat disabilities resulting from injury or disease. They are responsible for evaluating patients, creating treatment plans, and collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize functional recovery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and have successfully completed an accredited physical therapy program. Previous clinical experience in a hospital setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationCritical thinkingLogic and reasoningMicrosoft OfficeComputer literacyPerformance monitoring

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% 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 Physical Therapist - Acute Rehab - Days - PRN at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport 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 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 16 employers

9
<$100k
13
$100k-120k
0
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
62%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70+/visit
#2

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$70+/visit
#3

Physical Therapist - Travel

$70/hr
#4

Travel Physical Therapist

$70/hr
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

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

Living in Gulfport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$188k
Typical market rent
$1,483/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.0
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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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