Physical Therapist - Neurological Rehab
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Job Description
- Company Description
- Location: 550 Munson Ave, Traverse City MI
- Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sign-On Bonus: $9,000 Sign-On Bonus (Terms and Conditions Apply)
- 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
Assumes full responsibility for assessing patient needs for physical therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment plans in accordance with the State of Michigan licensure and PT scope of practice. Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development. Maintains effective and harmonious collaboration with inter-disciplinary team through clear communication and innovative contributions.
Provides patient care. Evaluates patient condition.
Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patients and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establishes a written treatment plan and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals. Delegates responsibilities to physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians as appropriate.
Re-evaluates the patient's status and effects of treatment. Revises the treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patients and family as appropriate.
Evaluates patients' need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary. Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patients, patients, family and health care workers on its use.
Qualifications
- What’s Required
- Graduated from an accredited school of Physical Therapy
- Clinical experience with the neuro population preferred
- Physical Therapy licensure with the State of Michigan
- Demonstrates excellence in communication skills
- Demonstrates excellence in organizational skills
- 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: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist assesses patient needs and develops individualized treatment plans to provide high-quality neurological rehabilitation. They collaborate with an inter-disciplinary team and instruct patients and families on the use of medical equipment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (236 salary observations; 1,572 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (11,826 salary observations; 61,306 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 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,800 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Michigan vs national | $89k median in Michigan | $93k nationally (−5%)236 state / 11,826 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Michigan | 632 active | 21,646 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $9k sign-on | Michigan Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment651 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Neurological Rehab at Munson Healthcare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,800 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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