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Origami Rehabilitation
Lansing, Michigan

Physical Therapist - Sign On Bonus!

Physical Therapist 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Origami Rehabilitation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Origami provides comprehensive rehabilitation for children and adults with neurological, developmental, mental health, and orthopedic conditions through their residential and outpatient programs. With their compassionate and innovative services, Origami creates opportunities and transforms lives.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of our community members through mission-driven work with a close-knit interdisciplinary team, Origami Rehabilitation is the place for you. The Origami team shares the collective goal of exceeding the expectations of our clients. This goal is achieved through a positive growth-mindset, knowledge sharing, and a sincere commitment to growing individually and collectively through collaboration and continued education.

Origami’s core values are Celebrate the Individual, Inspire Excellence, Serve with Integrity, and Lead with Passion. If these values speak to you, please consider applying today or reach out to Origami’s Human Resources team to learn more about the employment experience at Origami Rehabilitation! HR@origamirehab.org

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Opportunity Summary

Join our growing team! Physical Therapists at Origami develop and administer one on one physical therapy services to provide quality rehabilitation services to our valued clients. PTs communicate with appropriate stakeholders involved in advancing client care. This communication is reflective of Origami’s mission, vision, and core values; as well as is effective, timely, and inclusive.

This position is a dynamic role that will provide treatment at our Lansing-based campuses, including Origami Main in Mason, Origami Greenlawn in South Lansing, and Origami West in West Lansing. The individual in this role must be flexible and adaptable, as the work location will vary based on organizational needs.

  • Benefits & Rewards
  • $2,000 Sign-On Bonus!
  • Bonus paid in two installments: $1,000 issued after 90 days of employment, $1,000 after 1 year of employment.
  • Flexible scheduling (4, 10-hour days or 5, 8-hour days)
  • No evenings, weekends, or holidays

No On-call Expectations

  • Generous Paid Time Off (144 hours of PTO accrues annually! Increases after 4 years!)
  • Paid Holidays (64 hours of holiday pay each year!)
  • Regular employment, consistent pay
  • Health, Dental, Vision
  • Employer Retirement Contributions (with no vesting schedule!)
  • Professional Development & Continuing Education Support
  • 100% Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • 100% Employer-paid Life Insurance
  • Access to Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Access to additional Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Paid New Parent Leave
  • Paid New Grandparent Leave
  • Paid on the job training

Join a Diverse and Caring Team

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (potential for student loans to be forgiven!)
  • Wellness Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employer-sponsored Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) education and credentialing
  • Employer provided liability coverage

Essential Duties

  • Evaluate, document, and implement treatment plans for clients referred by physicians.
  • Provide interns, volunteers, and job shadows meaningful educational experiences.

Educate staff, clients, and external stakeholders on individualized home exercise programs and other PT modalities as appropriate.

Observe all rules of confidentiality as they pertain to program participants internally, and in working with outside individuals and/or agencies.

Proactively initiate and follow-through with tasks utilizing appropriate problem-solving techniques to facilitate communication flow and prompt resolutions.

Record evaluations, daily notes, progress reports, discharge reports, and service billings in a timely manner and in accordance with procedure to provide complete documentation for client charts.

Delegate and oversee established plans of care with Physical Therapist Assistants as appropriate.

Contribute to the design and maintenance of effective and timely systems of documentation, including the collection and analysis of outcome data.

Maintain professional excellence through attending networking opportunities, establishing collegial relationships, sharing resources and skills, and/or seeking out opportunities to speak, publish, and contribute to research.

Maintain caseload levels at a level deemed reasonable by the PT Supervisor.

As Needed

  • Attend staff meetings, orientation, in-service trainings, clinical reviews, and care conferences.
  • Provide caseload coverage for PT services.
  • Perform therapy gym maintenance duties such as cleaning surfaces, and laundry needs.
  • Participate in program development, budget planning, and small therapy supply inventory.
  • Other duties as assigned by the PT Supervisor.

Requirements

  • A degree in Physical Therapy and licensure in the state of Michigan.
  • Certification as a Brain Injury Specialist (provided by Origami)
  • CPR, First Aid, AED certification (provided by Origami)

Embraces and Embodies Origami's Core Values

  • Celebrate the Individual.
  • Inspire Excellence.
  • Serve with Integrity.
  • Lead with Passion.

Preferences

  • Neurological rehabilitation education/experience
  • Interest in treating children and adult populations

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to palpate, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop kneel or crawl.

Accommodated alternatives are acceptable if they accomplish the necessary essential tasks. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs. Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is frequently required to assist in transfers, gait, and mobility training.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Origami is an At-Will Employer. By submitting an application, you grant Origami Rehabilitation permission to contact the identified employers, references, and educational institutions to verify the information provided within this application.

I further understand that any dishonest, false or incomplete answers or information on this application or subsequent interviews are grounds for immediate dismissal.

Due to the nature of our work, should you be offered a conditional offer of employment a background check, fingerprinting, physical, drug screen, and Motor Vehicle Report check are required prior to start date.

Should you need assistance in completing this application for any reason please contact a member of the human resources department at hr@origamirehab.org We would be happy to assist you personally.

Location: Lansing, Michigan

Department: Clinical - Physical Therapy

Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

Physical Therapists develop and administer one-on-one physical therapy services, communicating effectively with stakeholders to advance client care according to organizational mission and values. Essential duties include evaluating, documenting, and implementing treatment plans, as well as educating staff and clients on home exercise programs.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningInterdisciplinary TeamworkData CollectionOutcome AnalysisCaseload ManagementPatient TransfersGait Training

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (228 salary observations; 1,651 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,898 salary observations; 60,349 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.7 / 10 · top 5% in physical therapyranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $104k (middle half $90k–$112k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Michigan vs national$89k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−6%)228 state / 11,898 national salary observations
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan625 active21,569 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 38% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$2k sign-on · loan repaymentMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment645 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,629 in the last 30 days4,305 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Origami Rehabilitationsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index23 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,894 Physical Therapy listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Sign On Bonus! at Origami Rehabilitation a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts, flexible scheduling.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
30% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,894 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Origami Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
Mason, MI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus
Flexible scheduling (4x10 or 5x8)
No evenings, weekends, or holidays
No on-call expectations
Generous PTO (144 hours annually)
Paid holidays (64 hours)
Health, Dental, Vision
Employer retirement contributions

Living in Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$191k
Typical market rent
$1,197/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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