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EmpowerMe Wellness
Bethesda, Maryland

Clinic Director I Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$42/hr

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Job Description

  • This isn’t leadership as usual.
  • At EmpowerMe Wellness, our Clinic Directors don’t just manage teams — they lead the heartbeat of care inside our communities.
  • Your Impact = Stronger Teams + Healthier Communities

As a Clinic Director, you’ll shape how care is delivered every day — guiding your team, building trusted relationships, and helping residents stay active, independent, and supported.

Through EmpowerMe 360, our integrated model of care used across many of our communities, you may have opportunities to help bring therapy, wellness, and care coordination together to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Lead

Provide physical, occupational, or speech therapy services while leading your team in delivering high-quality care

  • Mentor and support clinicians, helping them grow in their clinical skills and confidence
  • Partner with community leadership to implement and strengthen the EmpowerMe 360 model
  • Build strong relationships that drive resident engagement, program participation, and enrollment
  • Coordinate care across therapy, wellness, and medical services to ensure a seamless resident experience
  • Lead and support team performance, scheduling, and day-to-day clinic operations
  • Contribute to program development and quality improvement
  • Why You’ll Love Leading Here

Impact You Can See: Help residents stay independent, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life, while seeing the results firsthand.

Balance You Can Count On: Predictable schedules with no late nights or constant driving.

Growth You Can Build On: Leadership development and career paths into expanded roles across operations and clinical leadership.

  • Stay Connected to Care: Continue treating while leading, staying hands-on with residents and your team.
  • Support You Can Rely On: Work closely with operational leadership and a team invested in your success.
  • Benefits You’ll Love
  • All Team Members: Flexible schedule
  • Fun, team-focused culture
  • Career growth & cross-training
  • Recognition programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Free CEU Access

Full-Time: Full medical, dental, vision

  • 401(k) with match
  • HSA, FSA, Life & Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Paid Time Off

Part-Time: Voluntary benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance)

  • 401(k) with match

Qualifications

  • What You’ll Bring to EmpowerMe
  • Current professional license in your therapy discipline (PT, PTA, OT, COTA, or SLP)
  • Leadership or mentorship experience (formal or informal)
  • Experience leading a team, program, or clinical initiatives preferred
  • Passion for empowering seniors to live their best lives
  • Strong clinical skills with a collaborative spirit
  • A desire to lead, connect, and be visible in your community
  • Bring your leadership, your clinical expertise, and your heart to EmpowerMe Wellness.

About EmpowerMe Wellness

EmpowerMe Wellness is an integrated healthcare company partnering with senior living communities nationwide. Through our EmpowerMe 360 program, we bring together therapy, pharmacy, and medical care to help residents live stronger, safer, and more independent lives.

Guided by our mission of improving the lives of seniors and the communities they call home, our clinicians and Clinic Directors are at the heart of this purpose — delivering care with meaning, building trusted relationships, and shaping the future of senior wellness every day.

$34.00 - $42.00 per hour

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical TherapyTeam MentorshipClinical Skills DevelopmentTeam Performance ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationSenior CareRelationship Building

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (424 salary observations; 870 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,296 salary observations; 58,632 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$79k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Maryland?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in physical therapist assistantranked against 4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$71k–$87kPhysical Therapy median $66k (middle half $62k–$71k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Maryland vs national$93k median in Maryland$94k nationally (−1%)424 state / 15,296 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$75k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Maryland351 active21,852 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,946 Physical Therapist Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinic Director I Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) at EmpowerMe Wellness a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top PTA Jobs

12 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
1
$69k
5
$70k-75k
1
$79k
2
$80k-85k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

10 jobs · 8 employers
CME allowance
90% this job
401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
70%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Orthopedic Physical Therapist Assistant, Day Shift, Outpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare · Rockville, Maryland

$24.41-$39.03/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers · Germantown, Maryland

$58k-$80k
#3

Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant

$30-$38/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA

$30-$36/hr
+ 10 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About EmpowerMe Wellness

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
401(k) with match
HSA, FSA, Life & Disability Insurance
Flexible Paid Time Off
Free CEU Access
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary benefits

Living in Bethesda

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.02M
Typical market rent
$2,971/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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