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Merkel, Texas

Director of Rehabilitation - PT, OT, SLP, PTA or OTA Full Time

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

In-House Therapy Program! $5000.00 Sign On or Student Loan Repayment Bonus!!

Merkel Care Center is currently seeking a full time therapist to lead its in-house therapy team. We seek an experienced therapist who is innovative, positive, and team oriented. Part of Gemini Healthcare, Merkel Care Center is a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility located in Merkel, Texas.

We have an in-house team of therapists to work with, an amazing rehab director and opportunity to see a wide range of conditions. We offer opportunity for you to create and implement speech therapy programs that will best fit the needs of your patients.

We are supported by Vital Therapy, a growing provider of therapy support and leadership to 85 locations throughout Texas and Oklahoma. We believe in giving our patients and residents moments of joy and reason to live each day, developing and supporting our leaders, and sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

We offer comprehensive benefits, PTO, opportunity for career growth and fun, high energy work environment.

Requirements

Texas License as a PT, PTA, OT, OTA or SLP

Previous therapy leadership experience in a LTC or inpatient SNF setting.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the in-house therapy team at a long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation facility. Develop and implement speech therapy programs suited to patients’ needs and support high-quality care.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical TherapyOccupational TherapySpeech-Language PathologyTherapy Team LeadershipRehabilitation Program DevelopmentSkilled Nursing Facility CareInpatient RehabilitationPatient CareTeamworkInnovation

Speech-Language Pathology — Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Occupational Therapist market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapist listings in Texas1,053 active10,034 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-on · $5k loan repaymentTexas Occupational Therapist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,539 in the last 30 days1,268 the 30 days before (+100%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapist pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top PTA Jobs

8 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

8 jobs · 7 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

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$30-$40/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$37-$39/hr
+ 6 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Physical Therapist Assistant listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About SLP Operations

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits
PTO
Sign-on bonus or student loan repayment up to $5,000

Living in Merkel

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$215k
Median resident rent
$1,058/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Abilene, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.