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Dumfries, Virginia

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

City/State

Dumfries, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Overview

  • Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve functional mobility, relieve pain, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
  • Provides age-appropriate education for clients and caregivers.
  • Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided by identified team members.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree (Required)
  • Master's Degree (Preferred)
  • Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

Certification/Licensure

Required license must be valid in state of practice.

Experience

Performs modalities/therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures.

Provides effective instruction to the patient and family through standardized educational programs and/or individualized training.

Initiate, develop, and maintain collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and family members to improve patient outcomes.

  • Productive and efficient in daily operations.
  • Selects and performs the appropriate assessment procedures.
  • Establishes and updates formal plan of care to address individual patient needs.

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

The physical therapist will assess, plan, and implement rehabilitative programs to improve patient functional mobility and relieve pain. They are also responsible for providing education to patients and caregivers while supervising team members to ensure high-quality care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid physical therapy license in the state of practice and possess at least a Bachelor's degree. A Master's or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pain reliefPatient assessmentCare planningPatient educationCaregiver trainingClinical supervisionDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (561 salary observations; 1,687 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution47 jobs · 34 employers

12
<$105k
17
$105k-120k
8
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k
4
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$75/hr
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$75/hr
#3

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$75/hr
#4

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+ 47 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Dumfries

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$486k
Typical market rent
$3,106/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
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 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

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