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Rogers, Arkansas

Physical Therapist NonExempt

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Job Description

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital; Northwest Arkansas

Position Title, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Location: 4313 S Pleasant Crossing Blvd., Rogers, Arkansas 72758

Schedule: PRN, days

Your Experience Matters

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital; Northwest Arkansas is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Physical Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations.

Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You’ll Contribute

  • Evaluate and treat patients with a wide range of physical conditions
  • Develop personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s goals
  • Deliver hands-on therapy to improve strength, mobility, and functional ability
  • Educate patients and caregivers on home exercise programs and long-term wellness
  • Document progress clearly and accurately in patient records
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehab team to support coordinated care and discharge planning
  • Contribute to additional clinical duties as needed

What We’re Looking For

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
  • Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to build rapport with patients
  • Previous experience in a rehab setting (preferred but not required)
  • Current, active PT license
  • CPR certification

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

EEOC Statement

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital; Northwest Arkansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital; Northwest Arkansas is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat patients with various physical conditions while developing personalized treatment plans to improve strength and mobility. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, document progress, and educate patients on home exercise programs.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Physical Therapy program and hold a current, active PT license. CPR certification is required, and previous experience in a rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationPatient educationMultidisciplinary collaborationMobility improvementStrength training

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Arkansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Arkansas145 active22,065 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 46% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 19 employers
8
<$95k
16
$95k-110k
7
$110k-125k
0
$125k-140k
4
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
63%
CME allowance
63%
Loan repayment
29% this job
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,942 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave and paid time off
Higher education and certification tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package and company match
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs

Living in Rogers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$332k
Typical market rent
$1,513/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.