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Unifi Healthcare
Paducah, Kentucky

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

If you became a PT because you care deeply about people — and you want a place where patient care comes first — you’ll feel at home here.

  • What You’ll Do (High Level)
  • Evaluate patients and create individualized plans of care
  • Deliver hands-on treatment and progress patients toward meaningful goals
  • Partner with a supportive, multidisciplinary team (case managers, respiratory therapy, authorizations)
  • Keep documentation clear and timely so care stays coordinated and uninterrupted
  • Help create a calm, encouraging environment where patients feel safe to try, rebuild, and improve
  • Why You’ll Love Working Here
  • Quality time with patients (not a churn-and-burn schedule)
  • A mission-first culture grounded in dignity, kindness, and follow-through
  • A supportive team that removes friction so you can focus on therapy
  • A clinic environment built for excellent care — with the tools you need
  • Mentorship and collaboration (new grads welcome with support)

What You Need

  • Graduate of a CAPTE/APTA-accredited PT program
  • Active PT license (or eligibility) in the state of hire
  • BLS certification (or willingness to obtain)
  • A patient-first mindset and strong communication

Join Us

  • If you want to practice PT the way it was meant to be — with time, connection, and real impact — we’d love to meet you.
  • Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients to create individualized care plans and deliver hands-on treatment to help them reach meaningful goals. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and maintain clear, timely documentation to ensure coordinated patient care.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of a CAPTE/APTA-accredited physical therapy program and hold an active state license. Candidates must also possess a BLS certification and a patient-first mindset.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In Kentucky, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (162 salary observations; 796 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,237 salary observations; 53,813 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 Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 32 employers

20
<$115k
4
$115k-135k
11
$135k-155k
6
$155k-175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
69%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$150k-$160k
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$70-$75/hr
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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 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Paducah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$228k
Typical market rent
$1,153/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Paducah, KY-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Unifi Healthcare

Home Health Care Services
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Mentorship and Collaboration
New Grads Welcome with Support