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Dove Healthcare
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Full-Time Physical Therapist
  • $50–$60/hour + $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
  • Make a difference while growing your career with Dove Healthcare!

We're seeking a compassionate full time Physical Therapist to join our rehabilitation team. Experienced clinicians and new graduates are encouraged to apply! This full-time position serves both Dove Healthcare Eau Claire South and Osseo campuses, offering diverse clinical experience, a collaborative team, and opportunities to grow.

New graduate? Ask about our New Graduate Incentive Program!

What We Offer

  • $50–$60/hour + $5,000 sign-on bonus
  • Mentorship and new graduate support
  • Up to $1,200/year for continuing education
  • Modern therapy gyms
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary team
  • Career growth and advancement opportunities

What You'll Do

  • Evaluate and treat residents with a variety of conditions
  • Develop individualized treatment plans
  • Collaborate with nursing, physicians, and therapy teams
  • Educate residents and families
  • Complete required documentation
  • Supervise PTAs as appropriate

What You Bring

  • Current Wisconsin Physical Therapist license in good standing
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Passion for patient-centered care and teamwork
  • Ability to work across two locations
  • Leadership experience preferred, but not required

Bring your skills. Grow your career. Make a difference with Dove Healthcare!

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

  • Child care 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.

For more information, visit dovehealthcare.com. Come join Dove Healthcare today!

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate and treat residents with various conditions while developing individualized treatment plans. They will also collaborate with nursing, physicians, and therapy teams to ensure high-quality patient care and complete all required documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Wisconsin Physical Therapist license in good standing. Strong communication and organizational skills are required, and the ability to work across two locations is essential.

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationSupervision

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 30 employers

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<$95k
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6
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
79% this job
Sign-on bonus
67% this job
Loan repayment
42%
Relocation assistance
15%

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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 22,081 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Eau Claire

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$300k
Typical market rent
$1,100/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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

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About Dove Healthcare

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

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $5,000
Continuing education up to $1,200/year
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts