Outpatient Physical Therapist

Join the #1 teaching practice for physical therapy. Uncapped performance bonus + student loan assistance until paid off.

• If you're a PT who wants to actually practice, not chase productivity numbers, Highbar was built for you. As New England's leading teaching practice, we're built around clinical autonomy, real mentorship, and a career that doesn't require burning out to succeed. Here's what sets this role apart:
• Patient volume: Under 12 patients per day - lower than industry norms
• Student loans: We pay them down until they're gone
• Professional development: $15,000+ invested in your first 18 - 24 months
• Visit structure: 1:1 patient care, always
• Documentation: AI-supported + Prompt EMR to eliminate after-hours charting
• Schedules: Predictable and thoughtfully built
• Autonomy: You decide the plan of care with PT-led clinical decisions
• Support staff: Exercise Specialists on the floor, so you can focus on being a clinician
• Leadership: Direct access to PT leaders who have been in your shoes

What your day actually looks like at highbar

We believe clarity builds trust. If something starts to creep toward burnout, leadership intervenes early. That's part of the job design, not an afterthought.

Mentorship and professional development

As New England's leading teaching practice, Highbar makes professional development part of your workweek, not something you squeeze in to meet your CEU

Requirements

• 2 paid mentorship hours/week for your first 12 weeks
• Structured onboarding with a Clinic Director + Peer Mentor
• Monthly Skillz meetings (onsite CE, every month)
• Core-4 Series to align clinical decision-making and PATTOTL principles
• $15,000+ in professional development invested in your first 18 - 24 months
• In-house Orthopedic Residency, Dry Needling (Level I and II), and COMT pathways
• Specialty SIGs (Pelvic Health, Sports, Neuro, Vestibular, Pediatrics, and more)

About highbar physical therapy

Highbar is New England's leading teaching practice - a premier, PT-led outpatient network built to give clinicians clinical autonomy, real mentorship, and a career that doesn't require burning out to succeed.

You'll thrive at highbar if you value

• Practicing as a clinician - not a productivity unit
• Autonomy paired with real support
• Clear expectations around workload and growth
• Leadership with clinical backgrounds
• Feedback that's welcomed and acted on

What you'll need

• Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
• Active PT license (or eligibility to obtain one)
• A desire to grow clinically, contribute to a team, and practice thoughtfully

Why pts who've tried other clinics choose highbar

Our Warren - Metacom clinic is one of several Highbar locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, all built around the same core promise: you practice the way you were trained, without sacrificing your evenings, your autonomy, or your career trajectory to do it.

PTs come to Highbar from high-volume clinics, corporate chains, and hospital systems. They stay because the structure actually holds up. Patient volume stays under 12 per day, documentation is AI-supported, mentorship is built in, and leadership is run by clinicians who understand what the job really takes.

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• \n $82,000 - $97,500 a year Uncapped performance bonus and student loan payoff - this is what competitive looks like in outpatient PT. Your total package includes:
• Uncapped performance bonus
• Student loan assistance that continues until your loans are paid off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Exclusive H-Shares
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Relocation assistance (when applicable)
• Fitness and wellness benefits
• Employee home-buying assistance
• Community volunteer opportunities

We don't believe in flashy perks that distract from unsustainable workloads. Compensation here is designed to support both your career growth and your financial goals. \n

Still on the fence? That's okay.

• Most PT job postings sound exactly the same.
• We get it.
• If the details in this listing resonated with you - the patient volume, the mentorship, the loan payoff, the autonomy - that's worth a conversation.
• You don't have to have everything figured out.
• A lot of our best hires were people who just wanted to ask a few honest questions first.

Apply when you're ready. No pressure to decide until you are.

Ready to practice the way you were trained to? Apply now! We're actively growing across New England.

Whether you're early in your career or looking for a healthier long-term home, we encourage you to explore Highbar and take the time you need to make sure it's the right fit.

Highbar is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.