Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab - Travel - $2,485/week - Chelsea, MI (Days)
Listed compensation
$58/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
VitalHire is hiring: Travel Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab at Chelsea, MI
Job Details
- Profession: Physical Therapist - Inpatient Rehab
- Location: Chelsea, MI
- Setting: Acute Care Hospital
- Job Type: Travel Contract
- Shift: Days (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Assignment length: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/30/2026
- Openings: 1
Pay
- Travel weekly estimated pay: $2,485/week
- Local pay rate: $58/hr (local candidates)
- Active, unencumbered Michigan Physical Therapist license
- Current BLS certification
- 1+ year (2+ preferred) of recent inpatient rehab or acute care PT experience
- Weekly direct deposit and a dedicated recruiter from submission through your last shift
- Help with licensing, credentialing and onboarding so you can start on time
Apply today and a VitalHire recruiter will reach out with next steps.
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services in an inpatient rehabilitation setting within an acute care hospital. Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure patient progress and timely discharge planning.
Requirements
Requires an active, unencumbered Michigan Physical Therapist license and current BLS certification. Candidates must have at least one year of recent inpatient rehab or acute care experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (255 salary observations; 1,695 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,948 salary observations; 63,515 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)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,535 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Michigan vs national | $89k median in Michigan | $94k nationally (−6%)255 state / 12,948 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$130k in purchasing power | Michigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Michigan | 629 active | 21,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 46% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Physical Therapist listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment650 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,550 in the last 30 days | 4,337 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Living in Chelsea
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $399k
- Median resident rent
- $1,619/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.9
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Ann Arbor, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.