Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$37.96-$53/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The salary range displayed represents the typical salary of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Position Closes: August 31, 2026
Are you a Physical Therapist looking to join a fun, close-knit, passionate team of healthcare providers? If you have a love for assisting patients with their therapy and rehab needs, we'd love for you to apply for our Full-time Physical Therapist positions!
A sign-on bonus and relocation assistance may be available for this position.
What You'll Need
- Qualified candidate will possess a current Colorado Physical Therapy license and Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification.
What You'll Do
- Observe and evaluate treatment effect and recommends treatment changes to physician and/or other staff as needed
- Performs appropriate assessments on patients
- Provide care to individuals with neuromuscular, skeletal, integumentary, pulmonary and cardiovascular disorders.
- Select and implement appropriate therapeutic procedures to maintain, improve and restore functions.
We Take Care of Our People
As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:
- Full medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family, with low-cost copays and deductibles, all without high out-of-pocket expenses.
- Enjoy a generous amount of Paid Time Off and Sick Leave in your first year with accruals starting on your first day!
- Start saving with Retirement plans available from day one, providing up to 5% employer match after one year of employment.
- Free life and disability insurance benefits for full-time employees with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage at low costs.
- Add to your benefit package with a variety of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and more.
- Take care of yourself with our free on-site 24-hour employee health center, and discounts to a selection of local fitness/recreational centers.
- Keep learning by utilizing our education program benefits to foster your growth and development.
- Give back to the community with multiple opportunities throughout the year to volunteer with our own non-profit SLV Health Foundation and other SLV- and community-sponsored events.
- Discounts on cell-phone plans, ski/snowboard lift tickets, Dell computers, local pools, Adams State University functions and more!
- Your family is our family so our employees and their family members have access to our employee support services, including up to four free counseling sessions to assist with work/life solutions.
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Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will evaluate patient treatment effects and recommend necessary changes to physicians. They will also perform assessments and provide therapeutic care for patients with various neuromuscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular disorders.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a current Colorado Physical Therapy license. Additionally, a Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
In Colorado, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (636 salary observations; 1,170 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,056 salary observations; 57,503 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 Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at San Luis Valley Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,085 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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