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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Physical Therapist Clinical Director | New Mexico

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$86k-$123k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

About the Role

This single full-time opening combines direct patient care with clinical oversight of both the Los Alamos and Santa Fe locations. You’ll lead up to four staff Physical Therapists while continuing to evaluate and treat your own patients. The opportunity comes with a clear challenge: balancing your caseload with the guidance and attention a two-clinic team needs. Three to five years of experience is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Support consistent, patient-centered orthopedic care across both clinic locations.
  • Maintain a patient caseload, providing individualized evaluations and treatment through 45-minute, one-on-one visits.
  • Lead up to four staff PTs with clear expectations, clinical guidance, and constructive feedback.
  • Strengthen therapists’ clinical decision-making through mentorship and shared learning.
  • Coordinate clinical priorities across Los Alamos and Santa Fe so both locations receive effective oversight.
  • Support accurate documentation, thoughtful treatment planning, and regular review of patient progress.
  • Identify and address care-delivery challenges while preserving the practice’s nonoverlapping appointment model.

Active New Mexico Physical Therapist Licensure

  • Strong orthopedic assessment and treatment skills to support direct patient care and clinical guidance.
  • Ability to coach therapists, communicate expectations clearly, and provide constructive feedback.
  • Ability to balance a patient caseload with leadership responsibilities across two clinics.
  • Availability to work approximately 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, in Mountain Time, with responsibility for both locations.
  • Three to five years of physical therapy experience, preferably in outpatient orthopedics.
  • Previous experience in clinical leadership, staff supervision, or multi-site coordination.
  • Experience mentoring early-career Physical Therapists or new graduates.
  • Annual salary of $86,000-$123,000, based on experience.
  • Continued hands-on patient care through 45-minute, one-on-one visits with no overlapping schedules.
  • A supportive clinical culture with an emphasis on mentorship.
  • A Monday-Friday schedule of approximately 40 hours per week.
  • Scheduling flexibility, with starts as early as 7:00 AM or finishes as late as 6:00 PM Mountain Time.
  • Relocation assistance is negotiable for candidates moving from out of state.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active New Mexico physical therapist license and possess three to five years of experience, preferably in outpatient orthopedics. Strong leadership skills and the ability to manage a patient caseload alongside administrative duties are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Coaching

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Hire Hawk holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 13 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Clinical Director | New Mexico at Hire Hawk a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,195 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution27 jobs · 17 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
77%
Sign-on bonus
73%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
15% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Santa Fe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$585k≈ 6.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,925/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.8
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Santa Fe, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Relocation Assistance (negotiable)
Mentorship Culture
45-minute One-on-One Visits
No Overlapping Schedules