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Athletico Physical Therapy
Richmond, Virginia

Regional Director Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121k-$151k

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Job Description

Position Overview

We’re Growing! Now Hiring a Regional Director in Richmond, VA

Athletico is seeking a Regional Director to be based in Richmond, VA, supporting our clinics throughout Southwest Virginia and the Greater Richmond area. This position is open due to growth and is an exciting opportunity to lead, develop, and support our teams.

About Us

At Athletico, we believe in the power of support – because a little help can lead to extraordinary achievements. Physical therapy isn’t just about recovery; it’s about transformation. Our team thrives on providing life-changing care for our patients, and we know that achieving this begins with taking care of our own.

Our mission is simple yet powerful: Extraordinary people improving lives.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Vice President, Clinical Operations, the Regional Director is responsible for the oversight, growth, development and advancement of Athletico’s team members within an assigned region. This role also ensures that exceptional patient care is delivered, relationships are cultivated and advanced, and an acute recognition and focus on exceeding metric and goal expectations is maintained within assigned region.

Unique and Competitive Benefits offered with this full-time position:

New for 2026! Athletico clinicians are supported by Generative AI Documentation Scribe - purpose-built AI technology that automatically generates compliant clinical documentation in real time, so you can stay fully present with your patients and deliver the meaningful, undivided care they deserve.

Yearly Continuing Education Allowance, access to MedBridge and Athletico University, and an additional 5 days of PTO dedicated towards your Continuing Education

  • Strategic Mentorship programs
  • Leadership programs
  • Incentives based on quality care and patient outcomes rather than visits per week
  • 900 plus locations in 25 states (top notch care since 1991!)
  • Residency Programs and more (Athletico will reimburse 100% of curriculum costs!)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct annual strategic planning, budgeting/forecasting, goal-setting and results of P&L within individual clinics and region to execute business growth. Analyze annual and monthly Profit and Loss statement to drive targeted financial results and top and bottom-line success and growth throughout the region.

Project business volumes and demands to ensure labor force planning and staffing model fits the business need and influences growth and region/individual clinic profitability.

Develop high quality business plans and strategies to align with Athletico’s overall short- and long-term objectives. Plans will include relationship building plan for attainment of new patient referrals with physicians and the community resulting as well as advance and promote clinical specialty services with a focus on new business growth from physicians, patients, and direct access pathways.

Oversee clinical and administrative operations for assigned region including CAPEX expenditures, facility, build-out and potential relocation as needed.

Collaborate with Resource Center departments to facilitate regional and clinical growth and opportunities within market

Develop and manage staff through hiring, on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities, disciplinary action and performance management processes; build and maintain employee morale and motivation; ensure the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies.

Direct patient care on an as needed basis is expected

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree or Doctorate preferred

Work Experience

  • 3 years of clinical operations experience preferred
  • 1 year of Clinic Manager experience preferred

Certification/Licensure

  • Current State Physical or Occupational Therapist Professional License
  • Current CPR Certification

Knowledge and Technical Skills

Proven track record of developing and motivating a high performing team

Language Skills

Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently

Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Ability to fulfill activities including but not limited to remain stationary for extended periods of time (i. e., while working at a desk), stoop/kneel, travel around the office, communicate with others (verbal and written), and use fine motor skills including fine hand manipulation and keyboarding.

Ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds

Work Environment

Consistent with a standard environment, noise level is low with little to no extraordinary environmental factors.

  • Frequent travel minimum 3 days per week expected
  • Some weekend and after business hours work required

Athletico provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Salaried ranges listed are for full time (40 hour) employees. Additional pay such as incentive, GAP, overtime, and stipends are subject to the rules of each program and may not be available in all locations.

Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

  • Minimum Salary/Wage
  • USD $120,800.00/Yr.
  • Maximum Salary/Wage
  • USD $151,000.00/Yr.

Key Responsibilities

The Regional Director oversees clinical operations, financial performance, and business growth across assigned clinics in Southwest Virginia and Greater Richmond. They are responsible for leading, developing, and mentoring staff while ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

P&L managementStaff development

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (600 salary observations; 1,761 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,296 salary observations; 58,632 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$121k–$151kPhysical Therapy median $96k (middle half $90k–$101k)22 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Virginia vs national$95k median in Virginia$94k nationally (+1%)600 state / 15,296 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$134k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Virginia790 active21,753 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 34% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,840 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Athletico Physical Therapy

Wellness and Fitness Services
Oak Brook, IL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generative AI Documentation Scribe
Yearly Continuing Education Allowance
MedBridge access
Athletico University
5 days PTO for Continuing Education
Strategic Mentorship programs
Leadership programs
Incentives based on quality care

Living in Richmond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,628/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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