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EmpowerMe Wellness
Riverside, California

Clinic Director I Licensed Physical Therapist (PT)

Physical TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50.00–$60.00 /hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 58m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • This isn’t leadership as usual.
  • At EmpowerMe Wellness, our Clinic Directors don’t just manage teams — they lead the heartbeat of care inside our communities.
  • Your Impact = Stronger Teams + Healthier Communities

As a Clinic Director, you’ll shape how care is delivered every day — guiding your team, building trusted relationships, and helping residents stay active, independent, and supported.

Through EmpowerMe 360, our integrated model of care used across many of our communities, you may have opportunities to help bring therapy, wellness, and care coordination together to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Lead

Provide physical, occupational, or speech therapy services while leading your team in delivering high-quality care

Mentor and support clinicians, helping them grow in their clinical skills and confidence

Partner with community leadership to implement and strengthen the EmpowerMe 360 model

Build strong relationships that drive resident engagement, program participation, and enrollment

Coordinate care across therapy, wellness, and medical services to ensure a seamless resident experience

Lead and support team performance, scheduling, and day-to-day clinic operations

Contribute to program development and quality improvement

Why You’ll Love Leading Here

Impact You Can See: Help residents stay independent, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life, while seeing the results firsthand.

Balance You Can Count On: Predictable schedules with no late nights or constant driving.

Growth You Can Build On: Leadership development and career paths into expanded roles across operations and clinical leadership.

Stay Connected to Care: Continue treating while leading, staying hands-on with residents and your team.

Support You Can Rely On: Work closely with operational leadership and a team invested in your success.

Benefits You’ll Love

All Team Members: Flexible schedule

  • Fun, team-focused culture
  • Career growth & cross-training
  • Recognition programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Free CEU Access

Full-Time: Full medical, dental, vision

  • 401(k) with match
  • HSA, FSA, Life & Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Paid Time Off

Part-Time: Voluntary benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance)

  • 401(k) with match

Qualifications

  • What You’ll Bring to EmpowerMe
  • Current professional license in your therapy discipline (PT, PTA, OT, COTA, or SLP)
  • Leadership or mentorship experience (formal or informal)
  • Experience leading a team, program, or clinical initiatives preferred
  • Passion for empowering seniors to live their best lives
  • Strong clinical skills with a collaborative spirit
  • A desire to lead, connect, and be visible in your community
  • Bring your leadership, your clinical expertise, and your heart to EmpowerMe Wellness.

About EmpowerMe Wellness

EmpowerMe Wellness is an integrated healthcare company partnering with senior living communities nationwide. Through our EmpowerMe 360 program, we bring together therapy, pharmacy, and medical care to help residents live stronger, safer, and more independent lives.

Guided by our mission of improving the lives of seniors and the communities they call home, our clinicians and Clinic Directors are at the heart of this purpose — delivering care with meaning, building trusted relationships, and shaping the future of senior wellness every day.

$50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Physical therapyTeam managementClinical operationsInterdisciplinary collaborationGeriatric careCommunicationRelationship building

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinic Director I Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) at EmpowerMe Wellness a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,270 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 29 employers

19
<$115k
9
$115k-130k
8
$130k-145k
3
$145k-160k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
54%
Loan repayment
35%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#2

Physical Therapist (Central Valley PACE - Modesto)

Golden Valley Health Centers · Stockton, California

$139k-$150k
#3

Acute Care Physical Therapist

$103k-$149k
#4

Physical Therapist

$103k-$149k
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,270 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Riverside

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$602k
Typical market rent
$2,444/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About EmpowerMe Wellness

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Fun, team-focused culture
Career growth & cross-training
Recognition programs
Employee Assistance Program
Free CEU Access
Full medical, dental, vision
401(k) with match