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Los Alamos, New Mexico

Staff Physical Therapist | New Mexico

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$110k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 49m ago · Verified live

Job Description

About the Role

You’ll help patients improve movement and function through individualized outpatient orthopedic care, without juggling overlapping appointments. Whether you’re building your clinical foundation or bringing established experience, you’ll join a setting that values focused treatment and ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

  • Develop individualized treatment plans that help patients improve mobility, strength, and everyday function.
  • Deliver focused orthopedic care through 45-minute, one-on-one appointments.
  • Assess patient progress and adjust treatment to reflect changing needs and goals.
  • Give patients clear education and home exercise guidance that supports progress between visits.
  • Maintain accurate, timely evaluations, treatment notes, and progress documentation.
  • Share clinical questions and insights with colleagues to strengthen patient care and make the most of available mentorship.

Active New Mexico Physical Therapist Licensure

  • Ability to assess patients and develop individualized physical therapy treatment plans.
  • Clear, empathetic communication that helps patients understand and participate in their care.
  • Ability to document treatment accurately and use patient progress to guide clinical decisions.
  • Availability to work approximately 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, in Mountain Time.
  • Outpatient orthopedic experience, including clinical rotations.
  • Experience helping patients follow home exercise programs and work toward functional goals.
  • Familiarity with electronic medical records and clinical documentation systems.
  • Annual salary of $75,000-$110,000, based on experience
  • Protected one-on-one patient time: 45-minute visits with no overlapping schedules.
  • Mentorship and a supportive clinical culture.
  • A Monday-Friday schedule of approximately 40 hours per week.
  • Scheduling flexibility, with starts as early as 7:00 AM or finishes as late as 6:00 PM Mountain Time; some staff work 10-hour days.
  • Relocation assistance is negotiable for candidates moving from out of state.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active New Mexico physical therapist license and possess experience in outpatient orthopedics. Strong communication skills and proficiency with electronic medical records are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient assessmentMobility improvementStrength training

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Hire Hawk holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 13 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Physical Therapist | New Mexico at Hire Hawk a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,195 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 17 employers

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<$95k
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$95k-115k
1
$115k
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$135k-155k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
77%
Sign-on bonus
73%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
15% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Los Alamos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$557k≈ 7.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,541/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Mentorship and supportive clinical culture
Relocation assistance negotiable