Physical Therapist (PT)

Endurion is a mission integrator built by and for the Special Operations community, providing end-to-end solutions across intelligence, operations, and technology.

Founded and led by former Special Operations Forces operators and mission experts, the organization is rooted in firsthand experience with complex operational environments and high-stakes missions.

Endurion partners closely with its customers to understand their unique challenges and deliver tailored, mission-focused capabilities. Team members join a culture that values adaptability, operational excellence, and innovation in support of critical national security objectives.

Physical Therapist (PT)

Location: Fort Bragg, NC

Clearance required: Secret

Summary

Independent licensed practitioner who evaluates, treats and rehabilitates musculoskeletal conditions to optimize SOF mission readiness; advises on injury mitigation and supervises support staff within the physical domain program.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, treat and rehabilitate neuromusculoskeletal conditions as a direct-access provider (no referral required).
• Provide post-operative evaluation and rehabilitative plans of care based on clinical practice guidelines and current evidence.
• Use proactive injury mitigation strategies, including risk identification and unit-specific programs.
• Practice within state licensing and APTA standards and under local clinical privileges.
• Supervise PT techs and assistants as directed.
• Advise the POTFF/physical domain manager, medical staff and command leadership on sports medicine, rehabilitation and research.
• Help develop clinical practice guidelines and training materials.
• Participate in quality assurance, patient safety procedures and in-service training; report data as requested.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (doctorate preferred) in physical therapy from a CAPTE-accredited institution, plus ABPTS certification.
• One of: Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS), Sports Certified Specialist (SCS), or BOC Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC).
• Manual therapy, dry needling and joint manipulation experience strongly recommended.
• Fellowship-trained PTs (sports, orthopedics, manual therapy) also considered; orthopedic/sports residencies may substitute for board certification as an exception under SOW 4.1.8.

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 3 years as a PT with NCAA Division I, Olympic, professional sports, USAF CRAFT/SWTW or SOF operator populations; alternatively 5+ years paid full-time embedded staff at qualifying units (Division II/III athlete experience counts toward this path).

Additional Requirements

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Document all encounters in HPDMS per USSOCOM Directive 10-12.
• For embedded field positions, where the task order requires: meet SOF training physical demands (hiking rough terrain, austere environments, aircraft and watercraft) and lift up to 25 kg.
• Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training.
• Current, full, active, unrestricted U.S. license.
• Current BCLS.
• Meet DHA-PM 6025.13 credentialing; be eligible for privileges without a supervision plan.
• Satisfy BOTH the Appendix 1 minimum experience and the credentialing authority's current-competency standard (separate gates).

Endurion complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Endurion will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@endurion.com [recruiting@endurion.com].

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management retains the discretion to add to or modify the duties of the position at any time.

Employment with Endurion is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, provided it does not violate applicable law.