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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Lansing, Michigan

Physical Therapist - Part-Time

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$50/hr

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Job Description

  • Position: Physical Therapist - Outpatient (Part-Time)
  • Location: 5400 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, MI 48911
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday 16+ hours a week
  • Compensation: $40-$50hr depending on experience

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.

We are seeking a passionate Physical Therapist with outpatient experience to join our dynamic and growing practice. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population while focusing on superior outcomes and personalized care. For motivated candidates, this position has the potential to expand into a full-time role.

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

  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school
  • Current State physical therapist license or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • CPR certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Outpatient CarePatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationPatient CommunicationRegulatory Compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Part-Time 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 21,438 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 40% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
68%
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
11%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,438 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$193k
Typical market rent
$1,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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