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Bluefield, West Virginia

Full Time Physical Therapist (PT), $15K Sign On

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Address

1275 Southview Drive Bluefield, WV 24701

Physical Therapist (PT)

$15,000 Sign On Bonus!

CommuniCare Rehab, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies has a Full Time opening for a Physical Therapist (PT) at Mercer Healthcare Center, where our therapists are In-House Team Members. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact with our residents through therapy. CommuniCare is a rapidly growing company, with 140 centers across IN, MD, MO, OH, PA, VA, WV

Benefits

  • Competitive Wages, No Wage Freeze
  • Generous PTO, End of Year PTO Buy Back
  • Work Schedule Flexibility, Work-Life Balance
  • Promote-from-within culture; In-house stability and continuity of care
  • Paid CEU Online Library

Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy from an Accredited Program.
  • Hold a valid or pending State Physical Therapy License

Job Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Evaluate, Review, and Screen patient’s/resident’s medical charts, evaluations under physician order and develop a treatment plan in accordance with patient’s needs.

Implement treatment plan through direct treatment, as well as education of the plan of care to all team members, including providing necessary supervision for PTAs.

Attend/Lead interdisciplinary meetings to relay clinical findings and make recommendations to other members of rehab team, as well as conducting staff/family training and education when appropriate.

Opportunity to work at multiple centers, allowing you to serve a wide variety of patient needs.

#CommuniCareTherapy

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and screen patient medical charts to develop and implement personalized treatment plans. Lead interdisciplinary meetings and provide clinical education to staff and family members.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationSupervision of PTAsRehabilitation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution35 jobs

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<$110k
8
$110k-125k
3
$125k-140k
9
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

CME allowance
77% this job
401k / retirement match
77%
Sign-on bonus
63% this job
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

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

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

  • On-site

Living in Bluefield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$137k
Median resident rent
$804/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About CommuniCare Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Blue Ash, Ohio
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$15,000 Sign On Bonus
Competitive Wages, No Wage Freeze
Generous PTO, End of Year PTO Buy Back
Work Schedule Flexibility, Work-Life Balance
Promote-from-within culture
In-house stability and continuity of care
Paid CEU Online Library