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Physical Therapist Acute PRN

HCA Healthcare

Austin, TXPer DiemSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
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Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Cardiac Life Support Or CPRBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Physical Therapist Acute PRN helps patients regain strength, mobility, and confidence after illness, injury, or surgery. The role evaluates patient needs, develops personalized therapy plans, delivers interventions, monitors progress, and educates patients and families. The therapist collaborates with physicians and the care team and may mentor therapy assistants or students while supporting patient-centered care.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningEvidence-Based InterventionsProgress MonitoringPatient EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationMentoring

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeBasic Cardiac Life Support or CPR

Benefits

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

Full job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Physical Therapist Acute PRN today with St. David's South Austin Medical Center.

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 qualifications you will need:

  • Bachelors Degree

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

No Travel Required

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, 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.

St. David's South Austin Medical Center (http://www.stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-south-austin-medical-center) , is a 368‑bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub‑specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full‑service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.

The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery , providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- 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 10,062 open Physical Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$80–109K/yr271 salary ranges
  • Texas median$50–60/hr121 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 863 open Physical Therapist jobs in Texas and 10,062 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
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 (2,793 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,912 of the 10,062 open Physical Therapist jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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