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Munson Healthcare
Gaylord, Michigan

$9,000 Sign On - Physical Therapist - Home Care

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Job Description

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  • $9,000 SIGN ON BONUS
  • More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

  • Services provided by a physical or occupation therapist include initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of functioning including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points.
  • Performs initial and interim assessment and evaluation of the client’s level of functioning.
  • Problem identification and goal setting.
  • Develops the plan of treatment in consultation with the physician.
  • Provides physical therapy in accordance with the plan of treatment.
  • Revises the plan of treatment as needed.
  • Interdisciplinary coordination and adherence to the plan of care.
  • Provides patient/family education as appropriate.

Qualifications

What’s Required

  • Graduate of a physical therapy curriculum approved by the American Physical Therapy Association.
  • Licensed by the State of Michigan.
  • One year of clinical experience preferred.
  • Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day Shift

Status: PRN

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist will perform initial and ongoing patient assessments, including OASIS documentation, to determine functional levels. They will develop and revise treatment plans in consultation with physicians and provide direct care and education to patients and their families.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient educationClinical documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 32 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,797 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Gaylord

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$280k
Median resident rent
$977/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $9,000
Tuition reimbursement
Paid holidays
Generous PTO
Employee discounts
Free wellness platform
Full benefits