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Dove Healthcare
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

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Job Description

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

Dove Healthcare is looking for a passionate, licensed Physical Therapist to join our dynamic regional vent center team in Chippewa Falls!

Incentives & Compensation Offered

Sign-on bonus of $10,000 for full-time employment!

Competitive pay: $50–$60 per hour

New graduate? Earn up to $10,000 over 5 years of employment. *Must have graduated within 12 months of application*

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.

Whether you're an experienced therapist or a new graduate ready to launch your career, we'd love to meet you!

Why You'll Love Being Part of Our Team

  • Enhanced starting wage scale to recognize your skills and expertise
  • State-of-the-art therapy gyms with modern equipment and technology
  • Balanced productivity expectations that support quality patient care
  • Less travel and a consistent caseload of inpatient and outpatient patients
  • Opportunities to develop a specialty and expand your clinical skills
  • Flexible scheduling to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • A supportive, collaborative team where your contributions make a difference

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
  • Supervise PTAs as appropriate

What We're Looking For

A master's degree in physical therapy from an accredited college or university (or a bachelor's degree for those grandfathered in)

A current physical therapist license in the State of Wisconsin

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.

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 will evaluate and treat residents with various conditions while developing individualized treatment plans. They will also collaborate with nursing and physician teams to provide high-quality care and educate families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in physical therapy and possess a current physical therapist license in the State of Wisconsin. New graduates are encouraged to apply for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationSupervision of PTAsCollaborationInpatient careOutpatient care

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 ~$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).

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

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Wisconsin?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$104k–$125kPhysical Therapy median $101k (middle half $87k–$104k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$122k in purchasing powerWisconsin index 94.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Wisconsin316 active21,900 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onWisconsin 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 Physical Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 16 employers
14
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
1
$125k
7
$140k-155k
1
$165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
47% this job
CME allowance
47% this job
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$165,000
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,055 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

$10,000 sign-on bonus for full-time employment
Competitive pay: $50–$60 per hour
New graduate incentive up to $10,000 over 5 years
Flexible health insurance options (full-time only)
Life insurance options (full-time only)
Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options
Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution (full-time only)
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (full-time only)

Living in Chippewa Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$324k
Typical market rent
$1,332/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.