Physical Therapist / Full-Time

Select Specialty Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education opportunities

PTO

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) to join our inpatient post-ICU care team in Memphis, TN. The full-time, weekday schedule supports continuous patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration.

You will perform initial and ongoing patient assessments, develop and adjust treatment plans, and educate patients and families while supervising PTAs and students. Benefits include tuition reimbursement, CE opportunities, and a strong clinical ladder.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist.
• BLS certification or completion within first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
• Promote continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.
• Set goals and develop treatment plans.
• Supervise PTAs and PT/PTA students.
• Complete documentation per department policies and procedures.
• Participate in discharge planning and patient/family education.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Patient education

Documentation

Education

State licensure as Physical Therapist

BLS certification

Job description

Position: Physical Therapist (PT)

Location: Memphis, TN (located inside of Baptist East)

Schedule: Full-Time, Week Days Only

Compensation: $35.00 to $55.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis East is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.


• Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.


• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.


• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.


• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings


• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance


• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection


• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.


• Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.


• Promoting continuous quality improvement.


• Teaching and counseling patients/families.


• Setting goals and developing treatment plans.


• Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient‑specific and facility‑wide needs.


• Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.


• Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.


• Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.


• Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.


• Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.


• Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in‑services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.


• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.