Outpatient Physical Therapist - All locations

Highbar Physical Therapy; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship hours

Professional development

Orthopedic Residency

On-site support staff

Job summary

Highbar Physical Therapy in Rhode Island is actively seeking a physical therapist who wants to actually practice, not chase productivity. We offer clinical autonomy, mentorship, and a career designed to prevent burnout while delivering top-of-licence care in a teaching-practice setting.

Highlights include a patient load of under 12 per day, student-loan repayment, and a substantial investment in your professional growth during the first 18–24 months.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program.
• Active PT license (or eligibility to obtain one).
• A desire to grow clinically, contribute to a team, and practice thoughtfully.

Responsibilities

• 1:1 patient care with low patient volume.
• Practice at the top of your license with PT-led clinical decisions.
• Collaborate with leadership and on-floor support staff to deliver high-quality care.

Job description

Join New England's Leading Teaching Practice for Physical Therapy!

If you're a PT who wants to actually practice, not chase productivity numbers, Highbar was built for you. As New England's leading teaching practice, we're built around clinical autonomy, real mentorship, and a career that doesn't require burning out to succeed - the kind of practice where you get to practice at the top of your license (PATTOTL). Here's what sets this role apart:

• Patient volume: Under 12 patients per day
• Student loans: We pay them down until they're gone
• Professional development: $15,000+ invested in your first 18 - 24 months
• Visit structure: 1:1 patient care
• Documentation: AI-supported + Prompt EMR to cut down on after-hours charting
• Schedules: Predictable and thoughtfully built
• Autonomy: You decide the plan of care with PT-led clinical decisions
• Support staff: Exercise Specialists on the floor, so you can focus on being a clinician
• Leadership: Direct access to PT leaders who have been in your shoes

What Your Day Actually Looks Like at Highbar:

We believe clarity builds trust. If something starts to creep toward burnout, leadership intervenes early. That's part of the job design, not an afterthought.

Mentorship and Professional Development:

As New England's leading teaching practice, Highbar makes professional development part of your workweek, not something you squeeze in to meet your CEU requirements:

• 2 paid mentorship hours/week for your first 12 weeks
• Structured onboarding with a Clinic Director + Peer Mentor
• Monthly Skillz meetings (onsite CE, every month)
• Core-4 Series to align clinical decision-making and PATTOTL principles
• $15,000+ in professional development invested in your first 18 - 24 months
• In‑house Orthopedic Residency, Dry Needling (Level I and II), and COMT pathways
• Specialty SIGs (Pelvic Health, Sports, Neuro, Vestibular, Pediatrics, and more)

About Highbar Physical Therapy

Highbar Physical Therapy is a teaching practice, built by physical therapists, for physical therapists. We invest in clinicians at every stage of their career, from new graduates through experienced specialists, giving you clinical autonomy, real mentorship, and a career that doesn't require burning out to succeed.

You’ll Thrive at Highbar if You Value:

• Practicing as a clinician - not a productivity unit
• Autonomy paired with real support
• Clear expectations around workload and growth
• Leadership with clinical backgrounds
• Feedback that welcomed and acted on

What You’ll Need:

• Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
• Active PT license (or eligibility to obtain one)
• A desire to grow clinically, contribute to a team, and practice thoughtfully

Why PTs Who've Tried Other Clinics Choose Highbar

We're actively hiring across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Whether you're looking to stay close to home or explore a new clinic in a different part of New England, Highbar has locations where you can build a career - not just fill a slot.

Most of our PTs came from high-volume clinics that promised flexibility and delivered burnout. At Highbar, the structure is built differently from the ground up - so you can actually practice the way your training prepared you to.

Still on the fence? That's okay.

We know PT job descriptions can start to blur together. So here's what we'd ask: reach out, ask the hard questions, and talk to someone on the team before you decide anything. We'd rather you take the time to make sure Highbar is the right fit than rush into a role that isn't.

Ready to practice at the top of the license? We're actively growing across New England.

Whether you're early in your career or looking for a healthier long-term home, we encourage you to explore Highbar and take the time you need to make sure it's the right fit.

Highbar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants get-consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status