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Munson Healthcare
Traverse City, Michigan

PRN Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab & Acute Care Units

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Company Description
  • Location: Munson Medical Center: 1105 Sixth St, Traverse City MI
  • Schedule: PRN Schedule - Unit Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Every other weekend)
  • More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

As a Physical Therapist in our Inpatient Rehab and Acute Care Units at Munson Medical Center, you will be a critical part of making a difference in the lives of our patients. We are partnered with Mary Free Bed, so rest assured we provide the best to our employees so they can give the best to our patients.

In this role, you will assume full responsibility for assessing patient needs for physical therapy which includes planning and executing individual treatment plans in accordance with the State of Michigan licensure and PT scope of practice

Along with providing quality treatment to our patients, you will provide education and support to both patients and their family including written instructions as necessary.

You will be part of a great team! You will work closely in department and interdepartmental efforts to improve process and clinical treatment.

Qualifications

What’s Required

  • Bachelor’s degree graduate from an accredited school of Physical Therapy.
  • State of Michigan Physical Therapy License
  • Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day Shift

Status: PRN

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will assess patient needs and execute individual treatment plans within the inpatient rehab and acute care units. They will also provide education and support to patients and their families while collaborating with the clinical team.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient educationRehabilitationInterdepartmental collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (255 salary observations; 1,745 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 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 score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapyranked against 21,256 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $89k (middle half $82k–$100k)492 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Michigan vs national$88k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−6%)255 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan625 active21,676 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 52% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment646 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,754 in the last 30 days4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,256 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 PRN Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab & Acute Care Units at Munson Healthcare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,256 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 21 employers
13
<$105k
8
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
7
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

CVHCare · Berkeley, CA, United States

$150k
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - GlendalePer Diem

CVHCare · Glendale, California

$150k
#3

Physical Therapist

$60-$71/hr
#4

Travel Physical Therapist

$70/hr
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Holidays
Generous PTO
Employee Discounts
Retirement Counseling
Wellness Platform
PSLF Eligible

Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$438k
Typical market rent
$1,850/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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