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Dove Healthcare
Lodi, Wisconsin

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)-Casual

Physical Therapist AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$28.5-$40.1/hr

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Job Description

Make a Difference. Grow Your Career. Love Where You Work.

Dove Healthcare has a casual opportunity available for a passionate, Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our dynamic rehabilitation team in Lodi!

Ready to make a meaningful impact without sacrificing work-life balance? At Dove Healthcare, you'll find a supportive team, a modern, spacious therapy gym equipped with the latest technology, and manageable productivity expectations that allow you to focus on what matters most: your patients.

New graduates are encouraged to apply! Start your career in an environment where you can learn, grow, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

  • Your Schedule, Your Choice
  • Casual days and hours-you pick what you want to work
  • Opportunities to work at one or multiple locations
  • Paid travel time and mileage when working at various locations

What You'll Do

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct physical therapy as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.

Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff as well as other related departments in planning therapy services.

Participate in discharge planning, development, and implementation of resident care plans, resident assessments, etc., as necessary.

Maintain treatment records, progress notes, and files of residents treated

What We're Looking For

  • An associate's degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited college
  • A current Certified Physical Therapy Assistant license in the State of Wisconsin
  • As part of the Dove Healthcare team, all employees enjoy competitive pay, career growth opportunities!

Employees Enjoy Comprehensive Benefits Packaging, Including

  • Flexible health insurance options – choose your own health insurance (full-time only)
  • Life insurance options (full-time only)
  • Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options (full and part-time benefit eligible)
  • Health savings account (HSA) WITH employer contribution (full-time only)
  • Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (full-time only)
  • 401k retirement plan with company match (full and part-time benefit eligible)
  • Your benefits that start on the date of hire:

Paid Time Off Accrual and Bereavement Pay

  • Childcare with up to 20% off and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/per yr.
  • Health club, weight loss, or gym membership reimbursement up to 50%!
  • Employee assistance and referral bonus program
  • Career development, continuing education, and advancement opportunities
  • Employee referral bonus up to $2,000!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or Veteran status.

About Dove Healthcare

Dove Healthcare consists of eleven skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers and six assisted living residences in Barron, Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Osseo, Spooner, and Rice Lake.

Our core services include in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation, post-hospital care, ventilator care, dialysis, skilled nursing, long-term and end-of-life care, as well as senior independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

As an innovative healthcare provider and community partner, we provide compassionate care and service to meet the needs of those who depend on us. We commit to excellence through adherence to high standards, disciplined leadership, and mutual respect for all.

For more information, visit dovehealthcare.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will plan, implement, and direct physical therapy programs in accordance with facility regulations. They are also responsible for maintaining treatment records and participating in resident care planning and assessments.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an associate's degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant from an accredited college. A current Certified Physical Therapy Assistant license in the State of Wisconsin is also required.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Treatment documentationPatient assessmentClinical record keepingCollaboration with medical staff

Physical Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Wisconsin?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$59k–$83kPhysical Therapy median $67k (middle half $67k–$67k)132 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerWisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Wisconsin316 active21,896 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin physical therapist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment337 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,999 in the last 30 days4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

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Work-Life Balance Distribution

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Dove Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible health insurance options (full-time only)
Life insurance options (full-time only)
Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options (full and part-time benefit eligible)
Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution (full-time only)
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (full-time only)
401k retirement plan with company match (full and part-time benefit eligible)
Paid time off accrual and bereavement pay
Childcare with up to 20% off

Living in Lodi

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Median resident rent
$1,248/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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