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Lake Huron Medical Center
Fort Gratiot, Michigan

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Bonus Amount

20,000

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

  • Physical Therapist - Full Time Days
  • Department: Physical TherapySchedule: Full-Time, Days

The Physical Therapist I provides evaluation, consultation, and therapeutic services to help patients restore mobility, improve functional abilities, and prevent disability.

This role develops and implements individualized treatment plans for patients with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary conditions while ensuring compliance with hospital policies, professional practice standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Physical Therapist supports optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based rehabilitation services.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients' physical function, mobility limitations, and rehabilitation needs.

Develop and implement individualized physical therapy treatment plans based on physician orders and clinical assessment.

Provide therapeutic interventions to improve strength, mobility, balance, endurance, and functional independence.

  • Educate patients and caregivers on treatment plans, exercises, injury prevention, and recovery strategies.
  • Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans to achieve rehabilitation goals.

Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.

Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with hospital, state, and federal requirements.

Ensure compliance with physical therapy practice standards, patient safety guidelines, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, or Certificate degree in Physical Therapy.
  • Current state Physical Therapy license.
  • Current BLS (AHA) certification upon hire and maintained throughout employment.
  • Knowledge of physical therapy principles, rehabilitation techniques, and patient care practices.
  • Strong communication, patient education, and clinical documentation skills.

Preferred

  • Experience treating patients with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary conditions.
  • Previous acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient, or hospital-based physical therapy experience.

Lake Huron Medical Center is a 139-bed community hospital that provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health care services to residents of St. Clair and Sanilac counties including emergency services, primary stroke center, cancer care, surgical services, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, pulmonary rehabilitation, and specialized diabetes programs.

Lake Huron Medical Center is affiliated with Lake Huron Medical Group which offers patient-centered care through primary and specialty care physician practices located throughout the Blue Water Area.

Raising the bar for quality health care, Lake Huron Medical Center received the Leapfrog Group's grade "A" in hospital safety, Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award, rated four stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. Learn more at mylakehuron.com.

As a member of Prime Healthcare, Lake Huron Medical Center is proud to be part of a system recognized as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group! This prestigious honor is based on over 1.5 million comprehensive company reviews from more than 250,000 employees, highlighting our commitment to creating a positive and supportive work environment.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningMobility RehabilitationStrength and Balance TrainingPatient and Caregiver EducationProgress MonitoringInterdisciplinary CollaborationMusculoskeletal CareCardiopulmonary CareIntegumentary Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 48% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (261 salary observations; 1,432 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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 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).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 27 employers

19
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
1
$130k
6
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
68% this job
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Gratiot

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$274k
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lake Huron Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Port Huron, Michigan
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus