Physical Therapist — Tyler, TX
About the Role
As a Tyler-area PT, you run one-on-one home-health visits, build plans of care, and document in our proprietary EMR. East Texas home-health offers a stable patient base, real continuity of care, and an established healthcare community anchored by major regional hospitals.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat patients in their homes across Smith County and the East Texas Pineywoods region
- Design plans of care for post-surgical, stroke, cardiac, and chronic-pain patients
- Coordinate with our in-house OTs, SLPs, RDs, RNs, and LCSWs on shared patients
- Deliver gait training, balance retraining, and functional mobility work
- Educate caregivers on transfers and home exercise programs
- Document visits in our proprietary EMR on day of service
- Cover Tyler and surrounding suburbs including Whitehouse, Bullard, Lindale, and Flint
Requirements
- Active Texas Physical Therapist license
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Reliable transportation and valid Texas driver’s license
- Minimum 1 year clinical experience (home health preferred)
- Experience with neuro rehab, orthopedics, or cardiac rehab valued
- Comfortable with mobile EMR
Why Universal Rehab in Tyler
Tyler is East Texas's healthcare anchor, and home-health PT here means working in a market where continuity of care is real. Our physical therapy service line is built around one-on-one patient time, no productivity caps, a proprietary EMR that doesn't fight you, and weekly direct-deposit payroll.
What Physical Therapy Looks Like in Tyler
Tyler's healthcare ecosystem is anchored by UT Health East Texas, Christus Mother Frances Hospital — Tyler, and Texas Spine & Joint Hospital. Tyler is also a major regional oncology referral hub for the East Texas Pineywoods, drawing patients from a wide rural catchment that extends well beyond Smith County. Home-health PT here covers post-surgical orthopedic recovery, stroke and Parkinson's neuro rehab, cardiac rehab, and chronic-pain caseloads — alongside the steady aging-in-place work that comes with East Texas's older population. Sub-area coverage includes Whitehouse, Bullard, Lindale, Flint, and Hideaway, with rural reach into surrounding Smith County communities.
Schedule, Pay, and Benefits
- Set your caseload — full-time, part-time, or per-diem
- Sub-area coverage options across Smith County and the Pineywoods region
- Weekly direct-deposit payroll with transparent per-visit rates
- Proprietary EMR designed by clinicians
- 24/7 on-call clinical support
- Active referral incentive program for clinicians on payroll
Ready to Apply?
Bring your Texas PT license to Tyler home-health work that respects clinical time. Apply here. We also hire OTs in Tyler and PTAs in Tyler.
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