CONTRACTED PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join UHS as a Contracted Physical Therapist – Behavioral Health in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Opportunities for advancement
- Tuition assistance
- Paid time off
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join UHS as a Contracted Physical Therapist – Behavioral Health.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist assesses patient needs and establishes treatment goals within an interdisciplinary team approach. They provide direct treatment and document findings to support the behavioral health programs at the facility.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy and a valid Physical Therapist license. Experience working with mental health populations is highly preferred, along with competency in crisis and behavior management.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 36% 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)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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