Physical Therapist - Float
Listed compensation
$80k-$90k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Upstream Rehabilitation as a Float Physical Therapist – Outpatient Ortho, $15K Sign-On in Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $80K - $90K
- Signing bonus: $15,000.
- 15 days PTO.
- CME allowance: $1,500.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Achievable Monthly Clinical Bonus Program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (100% employer paid medical premium option)
- 401(k) with Company Match
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Upstream Rehabilitation in Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide float physical therapy coverage across multiple clinic locations while developing and implementing individualized, evidence-based care plans. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, outcomes-driven therapy to patients.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Physical Therapy program with a DPT, MPT, or equivalent degree. An active or pending Tennessee Physical Therapist license is required for the role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (403 salary observations; 1,243 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (20,662 salary observations; 46,860 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Upstream Rehabilitation ranks #11 of 14 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Float at Upstream Rehabilitation a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$85k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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