Physical Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$35 per hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
About the Practice
This outpatient practice sits on Virginia's Eastern Shore in Cape Charles, a small Chesapeake Bay town. The group is actively recruiting from out of the area and has built a relocation package to match, including direct help finding housing.
The Role
The clinic is hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant for a general outpatient caseload, working alongside the treating Physical Therapists. Compensation and benefits are negotiable based on experience and skill.
Relocation and Housing
A $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 in relocation assistance are both available, and the relocation money is paid even if you do not incur relocation costs.
The practice also assists with housing. One featured option is a three-bedroom rental with a private dock and deep-water access at $2,000 per month.
Requirements
Compensation and Benefits
Physical Therapist Assistants start at $35 per hour, with rates negotiable.
Benefits include Anthem health and vision plus Delta Dental with the employer covering seventy percent of the employee premium, a Fidelity-managed IRA or 401(k) with an employer match up to three percent of annual salary, three weeks of PTO for new graduates or four weeks for experienced clinicians plus one additional day per year of employment, and up to $1,500 per year in continuing education reimbursement.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will work in an outpatient clinic setting alongside treating Physical Therapists. They are responsible for providing general outpatient care and supporting the clinical team.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (561 salary observations; 1,687 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant at Scalein a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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