Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$111k-$150k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Type of Requisition
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess
Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain
Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required
None
Job Family
Healthcare Services
Job Qualifications
Skills
Athletic Therapy, NCAA Athletics, Sports Activities, Sports Science, Therapy
Certifications
None
Experience
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required
Yes
Job Description
We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.
GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being rusted to deliver your best every day.
We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Physical Therapist joining our team to support customer activities.
The Physical Therapist is an independent licensed practitioner responsible for evaluating, treating, and rehabilitating neuromusculoskeletal conditions to maximize functional readiness and performance.
The PT delivers direct access care, implements evidence‑based interventions, advises leaders on injury mitigation and rehabilitation strategies, and contributes to integrated Human Performance efforts.
This role supports personnel across training, recovery, and return‑to‑duty pathways, ensuring optimal musculoskeletal health and physical readiness.
How a Physical Therapist Will Make an Impact
- Provides comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
- Function as direct access care providers, evaluating and treating clients without referral.
Utilize proactive injury mitigation strategies, encompassing risk factor identification, targeted interventions, and the development of unit-specific programs.
All clinical practice is conducted within the defined scope of practice for Physical Therapy, adhering to state licensing board regulations and professional standards (e. g., APTA).
May refer clients to other POTFF staff members and medical providers as needed.
Actively participate in the development and implementation of programs designed to optimize physical readiness and minimize musculoskeletal injury.
Provide neuromusculoskeletal injury care, utilizing clinical privileges as documented and approved by their credentialing and privileging authority.
Provide post-operative evaluation and rehabilitative care; develop rehabilitative plans of care according to clinical practice guidelines and current evidence-based medicine
Provide proactive injury mitigation strategies, including risk identification and stratification, targeted interventions, and development of unit-specific programs.
As directed, provides direct clinical supervision the PT Tech, PT Assistant, within their scope of practice.
Participate in periodic meetings with POTFF and other staff for reasons such as, but not limited to, reviewing the care provided to clients. Identify opportunities for process improvement.
Serve as an advisor to the unit POTFF or Physical domain Manager and/or Coordinator, Medical and/or Command Leadership in matters related to Sports Medicine (SM), injury mitigation, rehabilitation, and relevant human performance research.
Serve as an advisor to the unit POTFF, Medical and/or Command Leadership for administrative matters, purchasing supplies and equipment, and supplemental fiscal requests.
Participate in required medical and clinical quality management, quality assurance and client safety procedures.
Assists the POTFF, Medical and/or Command Leadership in developing and updating criteria-based job descriptions and performance standards.
Assist the POTFF or Physical domain Manager and/or Coordinator in developing and maintaining clinical practice guidelines to ensure consistency of care across all Human Performance Training Centers (HPTCs) and associated facilities.
Submits fiscal and resource input to the POTFF, Medical and/or Command leadership.
Develop and promulgate training materials as requested and required by the POTFF, Medical or Command leadership.
Participate in periodic in-service training for members of the Physical domain or POTFF staff, medical staff, as appropriate.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Education
Master’s degree (doctoral degree preferred) in physical therapy from a CAPTE accredited institution and certification through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) as either an Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) or Sports Certified Specialist (SCS), or certification through the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) as an Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) is required.
Minimum of five (5) years or more of demonstrable accumulated experience as a Physical Therapist with individual athletes and groups of athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate Division I, Olympic, professional sports, USAF CRAFT, USAF SWTW and/or SOF Operators in the accompanying, respective settings.
- Experience in the field of manual therapy, dry needling, and joint manipulation is strongly recommended.
- Fellowship trained physical therapists, in Sports, Orthopedics and Manual Therapy, will also be considered, and do not need to meet the board certification requirement.
- CLEARANCE: Secret or Top-Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain clearance.
- LOCATION: Various OCONUS & CONUS SITES
- This is a contingent posting, expected to start in 2027.
GDIT Is Your Place
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Travel Required
Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options
Onsite
Work Location: USA NC Fort Bragg
Additional Work Locations
USA CA Monterey, USA FL Eglin AFB
Total Rewards at GDIT
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews.
We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist is responsible for evaluating, treating, and rehabilitating neuromusculoskeletal conditions to maximize functional readiness and performance. They also provide proactive injury mitigation strategies and serve as an advisor to unit leadership on sports medicine and human performance matters.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in physical therapy from a CAPTE accredited institution and possess at least five years of relevant experience with athletes or SOF operators. A Top Secret clearance is required, along with specific certifications such as OCS, SCS, or ATC.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ 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, 68% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (578 salary observations; 1,813 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,723 salary observations; 56,085 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $139k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
General Dynamics Information Technology holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 9 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at General Dynamics Information Technology a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,935 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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