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Physical Therapist - Sports & Performance Ortho at The Lab Sports Therapy & Performance

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Physical Therapist – Sports & Performance Orthopedics
  • The Lab Sports Therapy & Performance | Austin, Texas
  • Flexible Schedule | Sports Performance Environment | One-on-One Care | Local Athletic Community

The Lab Sports Therapy & Performance is looking for a Physical Therapist to join its growing team and help expand physical therapy services within its established Austin sports-performance facility.

This is a unique opportunity for a PT who is passionate about sports medicine, orthopedics, strength, and return-to-sport to work directly within a performance-focused environment alongside trainers, athletes, and active adults.

The Lab has strong connections throughout the local athletic community, including relationships with area football and sports programs, creating an exciting opportunity for the right PT to become involved with athletes, coaches, trainers, and families throughout Austin.

What You’ll Do

  • Evaluate and treat athletes and active adults with orthopedic and sports-related injuries
  • Develop individualized rehabilitation, strength, and return-to-sport programs.
  • Provide high-quality, one-on-one physical therapy within The Lab’s sports-performance environment

Collaborate with The Lab’s trainers and performance professionals to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and athletic performance

Build relationships with local coaches, trainers, football and athletic programs, physicians, and other referral partners

  • Help grow The Lab’s physical therapy program and presence within the Austin athletic community
  • Perform evaluations, re-evaluations, and clinical documentation in accordance with Texas PT requirements
  • Potentially supervise and collaborate with PTAs as the program grows

Why The Lab?

Sports-Focused Environment

Work in a facility designed around movement, strength, athletic development, and performance—not a traditional PT clinic.

Connected to Austin Athletics

The Lab has established relationships throughout the local sports community. You’ll have opportunities to become involved with area athletic and football programs and build relationships with athletes, coaches, trainers, and families.

Bridge Rehab & Performance

Work alongside performance professionals to help athletes transition from injury rehabilitation back into strength, training, and competition.

One-on-One Patient Care

Focus on individualized treatment and meaningful outcomes rather than a high-volume traditional clinic model.

Opportunity to Build Something

Play an integral role in developing and growing The Lab’s physical therapy program and shaping what it becomes.

Full Practice Support

Through The Lab’s partnership with Prava Therapy, you’ll have support with insurance credentialing, billing, EMR/documentation, marketing, referral development, and other administrative functions—allowing you to focus on patient care and program growth.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a PT who is passionate about sports and wants to become an active part of the Austin athletic community. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with athletes, enjoys collaborating with strength and performance professionals, and is excited about helping build and grow a sports-focused physical therapy program.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from an accredited program.
  • Active or eligible Texas Physical Therapy license.
  • Strong interest or experience in sports and orthopedic physical therapy.
  • Interest in strength, performance, and return-to-sport rehabilitation.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
  • Sports/performance or strength & conditioning experience is a plus.

Experienced clinicians and motivated new graduates with strong sports/orthopedic clinical experience are encouraged to apply.

Schedule: Full-time or part-time opportunities available with scheduling flexibility.

Location: The Lab Sports Therapy & Performance

Austin, Texas

In-person

About Prava Therapy

Prava is a VC-backed end-to-end growth platform built for therapists who are running and scaling an independent practice without the operational burden. We provide the complete foundation; credentialing, EHR integration, client referrals, billing, AI support and dedicated business support.

Note: You will be employed directly by our partner clinic, leveraging Prava’s AI platform, care models, and operational ecosystem to deliver high-quality care.

Explore how we empower clinicians at pravatherapy.com, or submit your application here to connect with our recruiting team.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate and treat athletes and active adults while developing individualized rehabilitation and return-to-sport programs. They will also collaborate with performance professionals and build relationships with local athletic programs to grow the facility's presence.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Strength and conditioningPatient evaluationCollaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (363 salary observations; 2,431 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (7,156 salary observations; 29,836 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution23 jobs · 22 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 22 employers

CME allowance
87%
401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
65%
Loan repayment
52%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,135 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Austin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$1,586/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
One-on-One Patient Care
Full Practice Support (credentialing, billing, EMR, marketing, referral development)