Physical Therapist - Sports
Listed compensation
$75k-$80k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
True Sports Physical Therapy is seeking a highly motivated Sports Physical Therapist who is passionate about helping athletes and active individuals perform at their highest level. In this full-time role in Bel Air,/ Forest Hill MD, you will deliver high-quality orthopedic and sports physical therapy care within state-of-the-art facilities built for athlete-focused rehabilitation and performance training.
Success in this position means providing comprehensive, individualized care through a 1:1 treatment model with 45-minute sessions; creating evidence-informed return-to-sport and performance-based plans; and contributing to a collaborative, high-performance clinic culture. You’ll join a team that values accountability, mentorship, and ongoing clinical education to support your professional growth.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide high-level orthopedic and sports physical therapy care through 1:1, 45-minute treatment sessions.
- Conduct thorough evaluations to identify impairments, functional limitations, and injury-related risk factors.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, patient goals, and performance needs.
- Design and implement return-to-sport and performance-based rehabilitation programs tailored to each athlete.
- Deliver hands-on interventions and therapeutic exercise to support recovery, strength, mobility, and function.
- Collaborate with strength coaches, athletic trainers, physicians, and other members of the care team.
- Educate patients and families on injury prevention, recovery expectations, and long-term performance strategies.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with clinic standards.
Participate in team collaboration, mentorship, and clinical education opportunities to support continuous improvement.
Contribute to a positive, high-performance clinic culture by practicing accountability and professional excellence.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of experience in physical therapy.
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from an accredited program.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of practice.
- Strong interest in sports physical therapy and performance training.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, families, and the care team.
- Ability to build strong patient relationships through focused, 1:1 care.
- Commitment to professional and clinical development through education and in-service participation.
- Desire to be part of a high-performing clinical team with a culture of accountability.
- Experience with clinical documentation practices and timely charting (specific software/tools not specif
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, 1:1 orthopedic and sports physical therapy care through individualized treatment sessions. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design and implement performance-based rehabilitation and return-to-sport programs.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
In Maryland, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (366 salary observations; 901 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,871 salary observations; 62,396 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapy | ranked against 21,724 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Maryland vs national | $94k median in Maryland | $94k nationally (about the same)366 state / 12,871 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$74k in purchasing power | Maryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Maryland | 366 active | 21,851 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 62% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Maryland Physical Therapist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 31% offer loan repayment388 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,556 in the last 30 days | 4,853 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Sports at True Sports Physical Therapy 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 21,724 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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