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Physical Therapist Acute PRN

HCA Healthcare

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Compensation
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Location
Pensacola, FL
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Physical Therapist Acute PRN evaluates patients and develops personalized treatment plans with physicians and the care team. The role delivers evidence-based interventions, monitors progress, educates patients and families, and collaborates across disciplines to support recovery. The therapist may mentor therapy assistants or students while providing patient-centered care at HCA Florida West Hospital.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Evaluation, nice to haveTreatment Planning, nice to haveEvidence-Based Interventions, nice to haveProgress Monitoring, nice to havePatient Education, nice to have

Qualifications

Basic Cardiac Life Support, nice to haveLicensed Physical Therapist, nice to haveBachelor's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Physical Therapist Acute PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida West Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Physical Therapist - PRN / Per Diem / As Needed (ACUTE THERAPY)

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Physical Therapist, you play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, restore mobility, and rebuild confidence following illness, injury, or surgery. Working closely with physicians and the care team, you’ll assess each patient’s needs and create personalized therapy plans designed around meaningful goals, active engagement, and exceptional patient outcomes. Backed by our national network of clinical expertise, advanced rehabilitation technology, and ongoing professional development, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, collaborate, and be a part of our shared mission of improving human life every day.

Your role will include:

  • Evaluating patient abilities and developing personalized treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the care team

  • Delivering evidence-based interventions that restore movement, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life

  • Monitoring progress, refining therapy plans, and ensuring accurate, timely documentation of outcomes

  • Educating patients and families on exercise programs, adaptive techniques, and safe practices that promote independence

  • Collaborating across disciplines to ensure cohesive, patient-centered care and smooth transitions throughout recovery

  • Leading by example—mentoring therapy assistants or students while upholding HCA Healthcare’s values of excellence, compassion, and integrity

What qu

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

  • (LPT) Licensed Physical Therapist

  • Bachelors Degree

Benefits

HCA Florida West Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children. We have a Kid’s ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility. We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Physical Therapist Acute PRN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,179 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Florida median$79–122K/yr220 salary ranges
  • Florida median$42–54/hr207 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 753 open Physical Therapist jobs in Florida and 10,179 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
Physical Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,757 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,767 of the 10,179 open Physical Therapist jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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