Physical Therapist – Hybrid Clinic Performance PT

Arpella Physical Therapy and Performance; Edgewater (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Arpella Physical Therapy & Performance is opening a brand-new Edgewater, MD location and seeks a Doctor of Physical Therapy to help build it from the ground up. This role offers the chance to run your own space, grow your client base, and advance to lead clinician as the location expands.

The practice operates with a hybrid cash-pay and insurance model, emphasizing a high standard of patient experience and internal training systems.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from an accredited program.
• Active Maryland physical therapy license, or license-eligible ahead of a November 2026 start.
• Experience treating athletic or performance-focused populations in outpatient, sports, or performance rehab settings.
• Comfortable working independently on-site, without a supervising PT present daily.
• Willing to build a 100% cash-pay caseload; hybrid cash-insurance clinic.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one physical therapy and performance care to community members and athletes.
• Build relationships with athletes and coaches on-site as the injury prevention, rehab, and performance resource.
• Run evaluations, build treatment plans, and track outcomes per clinical standards.
• Bring endurance-sport expertise to the role and grow into lead PT responsibilities.
• Collaborate with the owner to grow the location's caseload and lead day-to-day operations.

Education

DPT degree

Job description

Arpella Physical Therapy & Performance is opening a brand-new, performance-focused location in Edgewater, MD, and we're looking for the physical therapist who will help build it from the ground up.

This is a rare chance to run your own space, build/advance your client base, and grow into the lead clinician role as the location takes off.

Arpella Physical Therapy & Performance is a five-year-old outpatient practice based in Arnold, MD, built around a hybrid cash-pay and insurance model. We hold ourselves to a higher standard of patient experience than a typical clinic, backed by our own internal training systems, culture handbook, and brand. Our team is high-energy, growth-minded, and genuinely invested in each other's success.

About the Role

In your first year at the Edgewater location, you will have built a loyal client caseload of motivated community members, athletes, coaches, and those seeking the complete PT experience, established Arpella as the club's embedded performance and recovery resource, and positioned yourself to take over day-to-day leadership of the location as it grows. Mitch Stanley, DPT, Arpella's owner, will work directly alongside you as you build it together.

What You'll Do

• Provide one-on-one, physical therapy and performance care to community members, coaches, and greater Annapolis-area athletes, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm
• Build relationships with athletes and coaches on-site, positioning Arpella as the injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance resource
• Run evaluations, build treatment plans, and track outcomes using Arpella's clinical documentation and quality standards
• Bring performance and endurance-sport expertise to the role, the same way each of our Arnold clinicians owns their own specialty niche (Golf, Plyometric, Functional Nutrition, Pelvic Health)
• Partner directly with Mitch to grow the location's caseload, with a clear path to leading the site day-to-day as it builds out
• Represent the Arpella brand and client experience standard at a new site, with more autonomy than a typical staff PT role

What We're Looking For:

Required

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from an accredited program
• Active Maryland physical therapy license, or license-eligible ahead of a November 2026 start
• Experience treating athletic or performance-focused populations in an outpatient, sports, or performance rehab setting
• Comfortable working independently on-site, without a supervising PT physically present each day
• Willing to build a 100% cash-pay caseload; this location will be a hybrid cash-insurance clinic

Preferred

• Background in working with endurance sport athletes, as an athlete, coach, or clinical specialist
• Prior experience in a cash-pay, concierge, or membership-based practice model
• Interest in eventually taking on lead PT or site-leadership responsibilities as the location grows

Schedule & Location

• Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm, on-site Edgewater, MD (Route 2 corridor).
• Part-time to start, with room to grow as the caseload builds toward a lead PT role.

For further information on the practice, visit www.arpellahealth.com