Quick hire Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient in Tawas City, with $2600 Weekly Gross
Listed compensation
$2640 weekly
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Job Description
Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking Travel PT for a travel contract position in Tawas City, MI.
Traveler Eligibility Requirements: To promote a diverse applicant pool, we seek travel nurses who reside
Beyond a 50-Mile Radius
of the facility location. Qualified individuals who meet this criterion are encouraged to submit their applications.
Position Details
- Position Name: Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient
- Location: Tawas City, Michigan
- Specialty: PT
- Start Date: ASAP
- Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Pay Rate: $2640 weekly Gross Pay based on a 40-hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
- Unit: PT, Outpatient
- Shifts available: Days
- Shift timings: 9 Hours; Days, 8.00 am to 5.30 pm
Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed, 4 x 9-hr shifts Mon-Thu, plus one 4-hr shift on Friday. No weekend or No call.
Position Requirements
- Physical Therapist experience: 1+ years - Required
- Outpatient experience: Required
- Acute experience - Highly preferred
- Travel contracts experience – Highly preferred
Education, License and Certification Requirements
- PT License for State of MI - Required
- BLS Certifications from AHA - Required
Job Description
This position delegates responsibility to the Physical Therapist Assistant and Aides. Activities of this position are patient focused and utilize assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with physical therapy standards, physician orders, and governing policies and procedures.
Evaluates the patient’s function by performing formal/informal testing measures to determine the skeletal, neurological, respiratory, and cardiovascular status.
Develops a goal specific treatment regime based on assessment data and the patient’s tolerance to carry-out the treatment plan as prescribed.
Submits a written treatment regime to be included as part of the plan of treatment authorized by and coordinated with the physician. Updates plan of care as needed to reflect changes in patient status. Co-signs verbal orders received by physical therapist assistant as necessary.
Devises a schedule of treatment, which is frequency and duration specific to be discussed with patient/family/caregiver and coordinated with clinical support staff.
Educates patient, family, and/or caregiver regarding pathology or condition, patient alternatives, prognosis, and rationale for treatment through forms of rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist evaluates patient function through formal and informal testing to develop and implement goal-specific treatment regimes. They also educate patients and caregivers on conditions and interventions while coordinating care with clinical support staff.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least one year of physical therapy experience and a valid Michigan PT license. A BLS certification from the AHA is required, and outpatient experience is mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (186 salary observations; 1,377 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,353 salary observations; 54,868 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 Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$137k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Quick hire Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient in Tawas City, with $2600 Weekly Gross at SAGE GROUP a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,654 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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