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Bentonville, Arkansas

Physical Therapist - Outpatient | Bentonville| Fulltime

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Mission

To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

Schedule: FULL TIME

About Us - Physical Therapy- Freeman Bentonville Hospital

Physical therapists help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disability for any patient suffering from injury or disease

Therapy focuses on improving function, strength, balance and coordination with a goal of improving, restoring or maintaining how an individual functions at work and at home

What You’ll Do

Evaluates, administers and directs administration to therapeutic procedures utilizes in physical medicine and rehabilitation as prescribed by a referring physician. Establishes goals of Physical therapy and re-assesses patient's progress at regular timely interval, supporting findings with written documentation. Collaborates with inter-disciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, while respecting patient privacy and rights

Requirements

Current Arkansas Physical Therapy License.

Preferred Requirements

New grads accepted, Preferred 2 years experience

Freeman Perks and Programs

  • For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!
  • Health, vision, dental insurance
  • Retirement with employer match
  • Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
  • Milestone payments with longevity of employment
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO)
  • Extended Sick Leave
  • Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
  • Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist evaluates and administers therapeutic procedures to restore function, improve mobility, and relieve pain for patients. They also establish treatment goals and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationMobility improvementPain managementStrength trainingBalance trainingCoordination trainingInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Arkansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $93k (middle half $88k–$100k)374 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Arkansas137 active21,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 56% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArkansas Physical Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 37% offer loan repayment149 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,550 in the last 30 days4,334 the 30 days before (+74%)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 Physical Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 24 employers
11
<$105k
9
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
5
$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

School Physical Therapist (PT)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Baltimore, Maryland

$70-$73/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
#4

Physical Therapist

$60-$71/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,535 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Freeman Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Joplin, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts or cash bonus
Milestone payments with longevity
Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO)
Extended Sick Leave
Learning Center access

Living in Bentonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$378k
Typical market rent
$1,651/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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