Physical Therapist - Cancer Rehab and Functional Health
Listed compensation
$103k-$149k
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Job Description
City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
Multiple shifts available
Overview
Physical Therapist – Cancer Rehabilitation & Functional Health
*We offer a Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits*
Help expand the role of physical therapy across the healthcare continuum.
We are seeking a Physical Therapist to join our Cancer Rehabilitation team and help grow an emerging Functional Health model focused on helping patients stay active, independent, and engaged in their health throughout the care continuum.
This is an opportunity for a PT who wants to move beyond traditional episodic rehabilitation and develop relationship-driven, longitudinal care for patients with a variety of health conditions and comorbidities.
What You’ll Do
Evaluate and treat patients with needs related to cancer and survivorship, deconditioning, hypertension, diabetes, chronic conditions, and multiple comorbidities
Use movement, exercise, education, and functional improvement to support health, wellness, and chronic disease management
- Develop meaningful relationships with patients and support their functional health needs over time
- Collaborate with primary care and specialty providers to better integrate functional health into the broader healthcare continuum
- Help develop and shape new approaches to Functional Health and longitudinal rehabilitation care
A Collaborative Specialty Environment
You’ll be surrounded by a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, working alongside cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema specialists within your clinic and neurorehabilitation specialists in the same shared suite.
You’ll also collaborate with our Virtual Therapy team, primary care, and specialty providers to create more connected care and help patients maintain and improve function over time.
Who We’re Looking For
The Ideal Candidate Is a PT Who
- Is passionate about health, wellness, and prevention, not just recovery from injury
- Enjoys working with patients with complex medical and chronic conditions
- Values relationship-driven care and continuity
- Enjoys multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Wants to help patients use movement and physical activity to improve their overall health
- Is excited about helping build and shape an innovative model of rehabilitation care
Join Us
If you want to help expand the role of rehabilitation in healthcare and become a meaningful part of your patients’ health journey, we’d love to have you on our team.
Education
- Minimum Bachelor's Level Degree - or Higher in Physical Therapy
- Certification/Licensure
- VA License - Physical Therapy
- BLS
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $103,376.00 - $149,115.20 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate and treat patients with cancer, chronic conditions, and comorbidities using movement, exercise, and functional improvement strategies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate functional health into the broader healthcare continuum and provide longitudinal care.
Requirements
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and a valid Virginia Physical Therapy license. Candidates must also hold BLS certification and demonstrate a passion for health, wellness, and relationship-driven care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (505 salary observations; 1,982 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,688 salary observations; 66,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapy | ranked against 21,786 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $103k–$149k | Physical Therapy median $90k (middle half $89k–$103k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Virginia vs national | $95k median in Virginia | $94k nationally (+1%)505 state / 12,688 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$125k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Virginia | 805 active | 21,956 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k loan repayment | Virginia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 26% offer loan repayment845 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 8,101 in the last 30 days | 4,345 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Cancer Rehab and Functional Health at Sentara Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,786 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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