Physical Therapist Assistant

Tired of seeing 3–4 patients an hour, triple-booked evals, and charting until 9 pm?
Ready for 10–12 patients max, true 1-on-1 care, and finishing notes before you leave the clinic?
Want to practice in beautiful Traverse City at northern Michigan’s highest-rated physical therapy clinic?

You’re an exceptional physical therapist assistant (or PT).
You chose this profession to genuinely help people heal—not to function like a billing machine, racing through 18–22 visits a day while feeling guilty for rushing complex cases out the door.

You’re burned out from:
→ 90–100% productivity quotas that punish extra time with a tough post-op shoulder
→ Corporate metrics over patient outcomes
→ Going home exhausted, missing family time to finish notes
→ Wondering how long you can sustain this without complete burnout

We’ve been exactly where you are.

Six months ago, we got 1–2 applications a week—mostly new grads who disappeared after the first call.
Then we stopped writing bland corporate ads and started telling the truth about our clinic.
Now we receive 4–6 qualified, experienced applicants every week—and we’ve had to turn strong candidates away.

Here’s the real deal at Superior Physical Therapy in Traverse City:

→ Max 10–12 patients per day — never double-booked, always true 1-on-1
→ 40 minute visits — YOU control the plan of care, not insurance algorithms
→ Documentation done before you leave — our best-in-class AI scribe templates mean most notes finish in under 4 minutes
→ No nights, no weekends, no on-call, no holidays
→ 2 weeks PTO from year one (and we genuinely encourage you to take it)
→ Top 10% compensation in Michigan meaningful profit-sharing bonuses (team averaged $12k–$22k extra last year)
→ Full benefits: health, dental, 401k match, generous CEU budget for whatever courses excite you
→ Real mentorship — weekly with owners who still treat full caseloads and built the region’s top-rated clinic (4.9/5 Google, 98% patient recommendations)

And then there’s Traverse City life:
While colleagues in Grand Rapids or Detroit fight traffic, you can:
→ Live 10 minutes from work on Old Mission Peninsula or Leelanau
→ Ski, fat-tire bike, or hit the trails at lunch in winter
→ Kayak Boardman Lake before your first patient in summer
→ Enjoy world-class wineries, farm-to-table dining, and excellent schools in a low-crime community
→ Earn upper-quartile Michigan pay while everyone else assumes you “took a pay cut to move north”

We’re not for everyone.
If you thrive on 25 patients a day and chasing RVUs, this isn’t the fit—we’ll both be frustrated.

But if you still light up when a 65-year-old patient finally walks without a cane because of your care…
If you want energy left at the end of the day for your family, hobbies, or that fly rod…
If you’re ready to deliver elite-level therapy without compromising your values…

Superior Physical Therapy could be your last career move.

Email your resume a short note telling us what’s burning you out right now to:
andrewg@superiorphysicaltherapy.com
(Subject line: “I’m done with corporate PT”)

We reply within 24 hours—we move quickly because the best clinicians get snapped up fast.

— Dr. Andrew Gorecki & the Superior team
Traverse City, Michigan
(Our patients drive 2 hours for care—because quality matters.)

P.S. We’re privately owned, debt-free, and growing steadily. This is a real opening—we need someone who can start in 60–90 days.
P.P.S. Yes, we assist with relocation for out-of-area candidates. We’ve made it work before.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits / budget
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Traverse City, MI 49684 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Traverse City, MI 49684: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12,000 - $22,000