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Big Rapids, Michigan

Physical Therapist Outpatient PRN

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Corewell is offering a sign-on of $1000 for external hires!

Scope of Work

Provides therapy to patients based on patient need and medical direction. Provides patient/caregiver education and arranges for adaptive equipment as needed.

Summary of Qualifications

  • Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited physical therapy program
  • Preferred Master's Degree
  • 6 months of relevant experience Preferred
  • LIC-Physical Therapist - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
  • LIC-Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan Home Care Business Lines Upon Hire required
  • CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
  • CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

How Corewell Health Cares for You

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

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  • Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
  • Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
  • Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
  • Primary Location
  • SITE - Care Center Big Rapids - 14755 215th Ave - Big Rapids
  • Department Name

Employment Type: Part time

Shift: Day (United States of America)

  • Weekly Scheduled Hours
  • 4
  • Hours of Work
  • Days Worked

Weekend Frequency

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Key Responsibilities

Provides physical therapy services to patients based on medical direction and individual needs. Educates patients and caregivers while arranging for necessary adaptive equipment.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in physical therapy and a valid Michigan state license. Candidates must also hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical documentationPatient care

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 $73k (middle half $64k–$108k)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 Michigan619 active21,506 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 38% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$1k sign-onMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment639 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,629 in the last 30 days4,307 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
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 Outpatient PRN at Corewell Health 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 contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 29 employers
8
<$95k
14
$95k-115k
6
$115k-135k
9
$135k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 29 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

School Physical Therapist (PT)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Baltimore, Maryland

$70-$73/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist

$51.48-$71.37/hr
+ 36 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 Corewell Health

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Benefits & Perks

$1,000 sign-on bonus for external hires
Comprehensive benefits package
On-demand pay program
Discounts directory
Optional identity theft protection
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Living in Big Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$223k
Median resident rent
$929/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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