Physical Therapist – Practice Partner Profit-Share with Exit Participation Shelby or Kings Mountain, NC
Listed compensation
starting at $90K
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Job Description
Join Our Team
SEPT Physical Therapy is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist in the Shelby / Kings Mountain area of North Carolina to lead our outpatient orthopedic and neuro-rehabilitation clinic and, through our PartnerPath™ program, share in the value you create: a monthly share of the profit the clinic generates, plus a share of the clinic's value if it is ever sold.
No buy-in. No personal guarantee. This role is designed for a PT who already knows the Cleveland County referral community and wants to be paid like a partner for the practice they build.
Company Story
About SEPT Physical Therapy
Founded in 1999 and serving Western North Carolina for more than 25 years, SEPT® Physical Therapy is an outpatient practice with nine clinics across Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson counties and a team of more than 20 physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
SEPT leads with sports rehab and orthopedic care, works with all provider networks, and lives by five core values: people first, meaningful results, openness and transparency, positivity, and treating people like family.
Shelby and Kings Mountain are SEPT's next chapter, and the Practice Partner who opens this market will carry that culture into a new community.
SEPT is part of the Therapy Partner Solutions family of clinic brands, which provides the operational, billing and compliance backbone that lets clinicians practice at the top of their license. Learn more at septphysicaltherapy.com.
Job Overview & Work Site
Why PartnerPath Is Different
Paid like a partner, without the buy-in. On top of a competitive base salary, you earn a percentage of the clinic's monthly profit and a multiple of its profit at sale. Full program terms are covered in the interview process.
Your referral relationships become your asset. If orthopedic, neurology, sports-medicine and family-practice physicians in Shelby and Kings Mountain already trust you, this is where that trust pays off for you.
The back office is handled. Billing and collections, credentialing, compliance, HR, payroll, marketing and technology are provided through Therapy Partner Solutions, so you can focus on patients and physicians.
Clinical autonomy with a safety net. Set the clinical culture, hire your team, and build the service lines the community needs, backed by a company that operates clinics across multiple states.
Community first. Shelby and Kings Mountain are your market. You will be the face of physical therapy for the patients and physicians who live here.
What You Will Do
Evaluate and treat patients with orthopedic, post-surgical, sports and neurological conditions, maintaining a personal caseload.
Build and steward physician referral relationships across orthopedics, neurology, primary care, sports medicine and pain management in Cleveland County.
Lead the clinic team: recruit, mentor and develop PTs, PTAs and support staff.
Own the clinic scorecard: new patient volume, referral mix, visits, patient outcomes and satisfaction, and clinic profitability.
Represent SEPT in the community with physician practices, athletic programs, employers and civic organizations.
Benefits
Competitive base salary starting at $90,000 (DOE), plus PartnerPath profit-sharing paid monthly on clinic net income and participation in the clinic's sale value. Benefits include [medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO, CEU allowance and licensure reimbursement. Relocation or sign-on if applicable.
License & Experience
What You Bring
Required
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (or equivalent) from an accredited program.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist in North Carolina.
- Established professional relationships with referring physicians in the Shelby / Kings Mountain market, and a clear view of the referral volume you could develop.
- Desire to lead people and grow a practice, not just manage one.
Preferred
- 3+ years of outpatient orthopedic experience; clinic-director or lead-therapist experience.
- Board certification (OCS, SCS, NCS) or manual-therapy credentials.
- Experience with dry needling, vestibular, pelvic health or other service lines that expand a clinic's reach.
- Professional Development
- Ready to share in what you build?
- Apply today, or reach out confidentially to cshelton@therapypartnersolutions.com We keep every PartnerPath conversation private.
- Min
- USD $90,000.00/Yr.
- Max
- Annual Incentive Bonus Up To
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will lead an outpatient clinic, managing patient caseloads and building referral relationships with local physicians. They are responsible for recruiting and mentoring staff, overseeing clinic operations, and ensuring profitability and high-quality patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and be licensed or eligible for licensure in North Carolina. The role requires established professional relationships with local referring physicians and a desire to lead and grow a clinical practice.
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, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (517 salary observations; 2,062 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,871 salary observations; 62,396 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $90k | Physical Therapy median $88k (middle half $80k–$98k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina vs national | $90k median in North Carolina | $94k nationally (−4%)517 state / 12,871 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$95k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in North Carolina | 760 active | 21,708 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 46% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Physical Therapist listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 28% offer loan repayment794 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,556 in the last 30 days | 4,853 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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