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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Battle Creek, Michigan

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $75K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient
  • Location: 1579 Capital Avenue NE Battle Creek, MI 49017
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday hours between 7am-6pm
  • Compensation: Starting at $75,000 and up (commensurate with experience)
  • Incentives: Up to a $15,000 Sign-On Bonus and/or $350 per month in uncapped student debt relief!
  • Additional Locations With Openings: Sturgis, Coldwater, Mason and East Lansing.

At NovaCare Rehabilitation, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every physical therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a physical therapist.

New Grads Welcome to Apply! Smaller outpatient clinic with 2-3 clinicians and front office staff. Treat mostly local high school and collegiate athletes, orthopedic conditions, concussion, and vertigo. Use of dry needling, blood flow restriction, and myofascial decompression (cupping) to increase speed of recovery. Direct mentorship with scheduled monthly continuing education review.

  • Our comprehensive benefits package supports your career growth and personal well-being:
  • Start Strong: Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
  • Education for Growth: Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
  • Ease the Burden: Our student loan repayment program helps alleviate the financial pressure of student debt

Specialized Care: Explore different specialties like aquatics, sports medicine, neuro, pelvic health, concussion care, hand therapy, and more

Advance your Career: Our Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program supports professional growth and clinical expertise with bonus incentives

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain all corporate and clinical services required training and maintain compliance with state/local/federal regulations

  • Evaluate, treat, direct, and document treatment for patients
  • Maintain open and respectful communication with colleagues, physicians, patients, family members and third-party payors
  • Attend/participate in center meetings as directed by the center manager

Qualifications

  • Graduate from an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) accredited PT school
  • Valid State Physical Therapist License
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic rehabilitationVertigo treatmentPatient documentationClinical compliance

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 score6.0 / 10 · above average in physical therapyranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $90k (middle half $68k–$104k)21 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 Michigan633 active21,872 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 42% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-on · loan repaymentMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment655 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,820 in the last 30 days4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,894 Physical Therapy listings), 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 at NovaCare Rehabilitation a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 18 employers
12
<$105k
4
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
2
$135k-150k
2
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
74% this job
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
Loan repayment
30% this job
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - GlendalePer Diem

CVHCare · Glendale, California

$150k
#3

Physical Therapist

$110k-$145k
#4

Physical Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

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

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
$350 per month uncapped student debt relief
Medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans
Company-matching 401(k)
Life and disability protection
Student loan repayment program
Generous PTO
Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications

Living in Battle Creek

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,159/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.5
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 · Battle Creek, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.