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Mechanicsville, Virginia

Part-time Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$38-$50/hr

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Job Description

Job Details: Job Location: Covenant Woods - Mechanicsville, VA, Position Type: Part Time, Salary Range: $38.00 - $50.00Hourly, Functional Pathways is proud to be the therapy provider for Covenant Woods, a premier continuing care retirement community located in the heart of Mechanicsville, VA.

Surrounded by beautiful wooded grounds and conveniently located just outside of Richmond, Covenant Woods offers a welcoming campus environment with a strong reputation for excellence in senior living and rehabilitation services.

We’re currently hiring for a Part-time Physical Therapist to join our collaborative interdisciplinary team and provide care across a variety of settings, including independent living, assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing.

This is an exciting opportunity to build meaningful relationships with residents while working in a supportive environment that values clinical excellence, innovation, and professional growth.

At Covenant Woods, therapists enjoy the opportunity to make a lasting impact while working alongside experienced healthcare professionals in a community known for its compassionate culture and resident-centered approach.

Join Functional Pathways and become part of a team dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional therapy services. Why Choose Functional Pathways: At Functional Pathways, we offer a supportive family environment, ethical care, innovation, and a strong focus on values and customer service. Join us in making a positive impact on our residents' lives!

Qualifications

Job Summary: The Physical Therapist shall screen, evaluate, re-evaluate, discharge plan, and make revisions in any established plan of care as supervised by the physician.

Qualifications

Bachelor's, Master’s or Doctorate degree in physical therapy from an accredited program. Certification and licensure requirements as established by state and national board associations. Active state license required.

Excellent organizational and time management skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Possess current working knowledge of Functional Pathways policies and procedures, clinical programs with application skills to therapy disciplines.

Ability to supervise Physical Therapy Assistants Completion of all required screenings, certifications, and licensure. Screening requirements may vary by location. **Please be aware this is a job summary, not an all-inclusive listing of the tasks and duties for this position.

Employment decisions and actions will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, gender, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

Screen, evaluate, and re-evaluate residents, develop discharge plans, and revise plans of care under physician supervision. Provide physical therapy across independent living, assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing settings, and supervise Physical Therapy Assistants.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in physical therapy from an accredited program, along with an active state license and applicable certifications. Candidates must meet required screenings and demonstrate strong organizational, time-management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical Therapy EvaluationPatient ScreeningRe-evaluationDischarge PlanningPlan Of Care RevisionClinical DocumentationPhysical Therapy Assistant SupervisionOrganizational SkillsInterdisciplinary CollaborationResident-centered Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (123 salary observations; 294 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,380 salary observations; 8,217 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 21 employers

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<$100k
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$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
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$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Relocation assistance
14%
Visa sponsorship
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mechanicsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$389k
Typical market rent
$2,153/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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