Physical Therapist - PRN
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Hours of Work
8 am- 5 pm
Days Of Week
M-F rotating weekends
Work Shift
PRN (United States of America)
Job Description
Your Job: In this highly technical, fast-paced, and rewarding position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for patients. The Physical Therapist PRN responsibility is to render professional and technical physical therapy to assigned patients. Provides direct and indirect patient care using the Practice of Physical Therapy Act/Rules process (evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, ongoing re-assessment and discharge planning). Your Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate program in Physical Therapy
- Current Basic Life Support Certification
- Required Valid Texas License or Temporary License
- 1 year Licensed PT Your Job Responsibilities:
- Communicate clearly and openly
- Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
- Be accountable for your performance
- Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
- Take initiative for your professional growth
- Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
Methodist Southwest Medical Center, previously known as Methodist Charlton Medical Center, is a 314-bed, full-service, acute care teaching hospital that serves Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, and Glen Heights in southwestern Dallas County. In addition to the new 40,000-square-foot expansion of the emergency department, we offer a newly renovated intensive care unit, labor and delivery unit, and interventional radiology suite; a Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Dr. Stephen and Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit. We have been recognized for excellence in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, open heart surgery, and STEMI care, stroke care, hip and knee joint replacement, women and children’s services, and more. We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups.
Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:
Magnet®-designated hospital
Get With The Guidelines® Gold and Gold Plus awards from the American Heart Association
Great Place to Work Certified 2026-2027
Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work; Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma; and Best-Led Companies 2025 & 2026
TIME’s Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025 & 2026
Newsweek’s America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026
Fortune Best Workplaces in Texas 2026
Military Friendly Gold Employer 2025
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist is responsible for providing professional and technical physical therapy, including evaluation, treatment planning, and implementation. They must collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care and effective discharge planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited physical therapy program and possess a valid Texas physical therapy license. A current Basic Life Support certification and at least one year of licensed experience are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (770 salary observations; 4,962 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - PRN at Methodist Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Dallas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $286k
- Typical market rent
- $1,591/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.