Physical Therapist - Open Your Own Clinic!
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Job Description
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DE NOVO Clinic Director
Lead the clinic you'd build yourself. Excellent care, a team you hired, and real roots in your community, supported by a PT-led organization that has your back from day one.
About Alliance and Accelerated
Accelerated Physical Therapy is Alliance Physical Therapy Partners' partner brand in Greenville. Alliance is a PT-led national leader in outpatient therapy that listens to its clinicians: our EMR was built by a PT, and several of our benefits came from their feedback.
The Opportunity
Build a new Accelerated clinic in Spartanburg, SC from day one, opening in 2027! Hire your team, shape the culture, and own your referral relationships, with no financial risk to you. No business plan needed. Bring your clinical experience, your leadership goals, and the community you want to serve.
What You'll Do
Before Opening
- Choose the site alongside our operations team
- Have a say in the clinic's design
- Select your equipment
- Build a realistic pro forma in collaboration with our Chief Growth Officer, so your KPIs are goals you helped shape, with the support and tools to reach them
- Complete Clinic Director Bootcamp, including patient acquisition and referral management training
- Build physician and community referral relationships
After Opening
- Maintain a patient caseload
- Lead and develop your team
- Hit your business plan targets
- Own clinical quality and patient experience
- Represent Accelerated Physical Therapy in the community
Who You Are
Required
- DPT or MPT, licensed (or eligible) in SC
- 2+ years of outpatient orthopedic experience
Preferred
- Leadership experience (lead PT, CI, mentor, military)
- Referral relationships in Spartanburg
- Specialty certification (OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT, etc.)
- Growth and entrepreneur mindset
What You'll Get
- Competitive base pay
- Profit share from opening day, plus a ramp bonus
- Per-visit productivity bonus
- Sign-on bonus
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match
- Unlimited CEUs
- Student loan assistance
You're Not on an Island: We're a Team
Our team is built on our values. We're selective about who we hire, so everyone supporting you is focused on "we," not "me."
- Clinic Director Bootcamp
- Field operations lead on-site before and during opening
- Patient acquisition playbook with 30/60/90-day check-ins
- Launch marketing support
- 3-year leadership program with mentorship
- A network of de novo clinic directors who've done this before
"Watching it grow from an empty building into a thriving practice has been incredibly fulfilling. If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I wouldn't hesitate." Janaya, PT, Clinic Director, Peak Performance Sports & Physical Therapy (read her story )
ROOM to Grow
Leading a de novo can be the start of a longer path. For clinic directors interested in more, there's room to grow within Alliance, including future de novo leadership and beyond.
How to Apply
Contact Hayley McGowan at hayley.mcgowan@allianceptp.com or visit lifeatalliance.com/open-your-own-clinic.
Not ready for a formal conversation? Ask to talk with one of our current de novo clinic directors first.
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Key Responsibilities
The Clinic Director will lead the launch and daily operations of a new physical therapy clinic in Spartanburg, SC, including hiring staff and building community referral relationships. They are responsible for maintaining a patient caseload, ensuring clinical quality, and meeting business performance targets.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a DPT or MPT degree and be licensed or eligible for licensure in South Carolina. A minimum of 2 years of outpatient orthopedic experience is required, with leadership experience preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (258 salary observations; 1,275 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,237 salary observations; 53,813 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 South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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