Physical Therapist - Outpatient Orthopedics & Specialty Care

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$90k

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Job Description

  • Physical Therapist - Outpatient Orthopedics & Specialty Care
  • Up to $90,000 Base Salary + Bonus Opportunity

Build the kind of PT career that gives you clinical autonomy, specialty exposure, and a team that actually has your back.

Synergy Physical Therapy & Wellness is looking for a Physical Therapist to join our Willoughby Hills' team in Northeast Ohio. This is an opportunity where you’ll have the ability to provide individualized care, collaborate with an experienced clinical team, and grow your skills in a setting that blends outpatient orthopedics, wellness, and specialty care.

We are especially interested in PTs who enjoy treating a variety of patients and want to keep growing clinically.

Experience in dry needling, TMJ, vertigo, low back pain, or pre/post-op care is a plus, but not required.

What You Can Expect

  • Excellent compensation, with strong base salary + robust incentive plan
  • Bonus opportunity that can support student loan repayment, relocation assistance, continuing education, or other financial goals
  • Relocation reimbursement for eligible candidates

Comprehensive Benefits Package

  • Flexible scheduling and compensation: We are open to discussing a full-time structure that supports candidates commuting from surrounding communities.
  • A quality-focused care model where patient care comes first
  • Support from a strong, collaborative clinical team
  • Mentorship, in-house training, and opportunities to grow into specialty care areas

About Synergy

Synergy Physical Therapy & Wellness is a locally rooted outpatient practice with clinic locations in Berea, Ashtabula and Willoughby Hills, OH. Our team provides physical therapy and wellness services with a holistic approach, helping patients move better, heal fully, and get back to the lives they love.

Our services include outpatient physical therapy, wellness care, dry needling, bodywork, biofeedback, and specialty treatment areas such as low back pain, vertigo, TMJ dysfunction, women’s health, pelvic floor care, and pre/post-operative rehabilitation.

We believe great care starts with listening, treating the whole person, and giving clinicians the tools and support to do their best work.

Responsibilities

The Kind of Work You’ll Get to Do

At Synergy, you won’t be handed a cookie-cutter caseload or asked to rush patients through a high-volume model. You’ll have the opportunity to treat with intention, use your clinical judgment, and help patients make meaningful progress in their everyday lives.

In this role, you will:

Treat a varied outpatient caseload that may include orthopedic conditions, post-operative care, low back pain, balance concerns, vertigo, TMJ dysfunction, wellness-focused care, and specialty cases

Guide patients through their full recovery journey with thoughtful education, evidence-based treatment, and practical strategies they can use outside the clinic

  • Collaborate with PTAs and other team members to support continuity of care and strong patient outcomes
  • Progress treatment plans based on each patient’s response, goals, and functional improvements
  • Continue growing clinically through mentorship, team collaboration, and exposure to specialty treatment areas
  • Have a real voice in patient care, clinical collaboration, and how your patients progress

Qualifications

  • What You Will Bring to the Synergy Team
  • Active Physical Therapist license in Ohio, or eligibility to apply for Ohio PT licensure.
  • Ability to build rapport with a wide range of patients and adapt your communication style to meet individual needs.

Drive to Continually Learn and Grow

Professional, dependable, and committed to providing a positive patient and team experience.

If you are a Physical Therapist who wants to grow clinically, treat patients with intention, and be part of a collaborative outpatient team, we would love to connect.

Pay Range

USD $75,000.00 - USD $90,000.00 /Yr.

Key Skills

TMJ dysfunction treatmentVertigo treatmentLow back pain managementPre/post-operative carePatient education

Orthopedic Surgery — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Orthopedic Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$90kOrthopedic Surgery median $88k (middle half $75k–$104k)687 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$89k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Orthopedic Surgery listings in Ohio15 active410 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 40% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentOhio physical therapist listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment791 active listings, Nov 2026
New Orthopedic Surgery listings347 in the last 30 days203 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Orthopedic Surgery (Physical Therapy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 408 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Synergy Physical Therapy & Wellness

Medical Practices
Garden City, KS

Benefits & Perks

Strong base salary + robust incentive plan
Bonus opportunity that can support student loan repayment, relocation assistance, continuing education, or other financial goals
Relocation reimbursement for eligible candidates
Comprehensive benefits package
Flexible scheduling
Mentorship, in-house training, and opportunities to grow into specialty care areas

Living in Willoughby Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$332k≈ 4.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,074/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.