Physical Therapist – Outpatient Orthopedics and Manual Therapy

Acadiana Pain & Performance Rehab | Lafayette, Louisiana

$82,000–$98,000 base salary performance bonus
Full-time | Monday–Friday | No weekends

If you're a physical therapist who loves orthopedics, manual therapy, dry needling, movement, and learning new ways to help people heal, we'd like to meet you.

Acadiana Pain & Performance Rehab is a physical therapist-owned private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Our goal is to integrate the best research, hands-on treatment, movement-based rehabilitation, advanced technology and regenerative strategies to help patients heal at the highest level possible.

You'll work alongside PTs who care and support each other improve clinical reasoning, patient experience and constantly getting better, in an environment designed to let you keep developing your skills rather than simply seeing patients and completing notes.

Why PTs Join Acadiana Pain & Performance

Become a better clinician

We invest heavily in professional development.

Our team receives structured mentorship, monthly clinical training, case discussion, hands-on technique development and regular education in areas such as:

• Dry needling
• Manual therapy and joint manipulation
• Movement and biomechanical assessment
• Diagnostic ultrasound
• Exercise progression and strength
• Pain science
• Sports and return-to-performance rehabilitation
• Advanced recovery and regenerative technologies

New graduates can develop quickly with mentorship. Experienced clinicians have the freedom and resources to continue expanding their clinical skill set.

Work with technology most PT clinics don't have

Our clinic combines advanced physical therapy with an expanding Pain, Performance & Health environment that includes technologies such as:

• High-intensity laser therapy
• PEMF
• Blood-flow restriction / KAATSU
• Diagnostic ultrasound
• HIFEM / advanced muscle stimulation
• Infrared and recovery technologies
• Whole-body cryotherapy
• Advanced body composition, strength and performance testing
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• VO₂ and health-performance assessment

The technology isn't the treatment plan. It's another tool available to the clinician when it can help the patient heal, recover or perform better.

Treat the person, not just the diagnosis

Our mission is to help everyone in Acadiana find hope, experience healing and live a healthy life.

That means we care about excellent treatment but equally about how patients feel when they're here.

We expect our clinicians to listen, educate, communicate clearly, build trust and help patients understand not only what we're doing, but why we're doing it.

We call that Care Beyond Expectations.

What You'll Do

As a Physical Therapist at Acadiana Pain & Performance, you'll:

• Evaluate and treat orthopedic, musculoskeletal and sports-related conditions
• Perform comprehensive movement, joint, strength and functional assessments
• Build individualized plans of care based on the patient's condition and goals
• Use manual therapy, dry needling, exercise and advanced technologies when appropriate
• Progress patients from pain relief into strength, movement, performance and long-term health
• Work closely with PT techs, front office and our HERO advanced-services team
• Educate patients so they understand their diagnosis, plan and path forward
• Participate in case reviews, clinical training and team development
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation
• Help us continually improve how we deliver care

You'll Probably Love This Position If You...

• Want to become an exceptional clinician
• Enjoy manual therapy and hands-on treatment
• Are interested in dry needling, biomechanics, strength and performance
• Like learning about new research and technology
• Want more tools available than you'll find in a traditional PT clinic
• Enjoy solving difficult cases
• Care about the patient's entire experience
• Want your ideas and clinical judgment to matter
• Like being part of a team that trains and learns together
• Are humble enough to keep asking, "What am I missing, and how can I get better?"

We're much more interested in character, curiosity and willingness to grow than someone checking every box on a résumé.

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program
• Current Louisiana Physical Therapist license or eligibility to obtain one
• Strong communication skills
• Commitment to excellent patient care

Helpful, but not required:

• Outpatient orthopedic experience
• Dry needling experience
• Manual therapy or manipulation training
• Sports/performance background
• Strength and conditioning experience
• Diagnostic ultrasound experience

New graduates are welcome to apply.

If you have the right mindset, we'll help you develop the skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• $82,000–$98,000 base salary, depending on experience
• Performance bonus opportunity
• Medical insurance
• Generous PTO that increases with tenure
• Continuing education support
• Extensive in-house clinical training and mentorship
• Monday–Friday schedule
• No weekends
• Access to advanced treatment, recovery and performance technology
• Opportunities to develop specialties and leadership roles as the practice grows

About Acadiana Pain & Performance Rehab

We're a locally owned practice based in Lafayette, Louisiana, built around a simple idea:

People deserve more than routine care.

We want to combine exceptional people, advanced clinical skills, research, technology and genuine hospitality to create one of the best environments possible for both patients and clinicians.

Our standards are simple:

Care deeply.
Do the right thing.
Stay humble.
Keep improving.

If that sounds like the kind of physical therapist you want to become — or already are — we'd love to meet you.

Apply through Indeed with your résumé.

Pay: $82,000.00 - $98,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Health insurance
• License reimbursement
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $82,000 - $98,000