Physical Therapist (PT)

Job description

- **Role:** Physical Therapist (PT) - **Schedule:** Full-time Monday–Friday + occasional weekends (as needed) - **Location:** Field Based - **Compensation (Productivity Points):** $75.00 / point | $100,000-$130,000/year ## We're fixing home healthcare, and we're building our presence in Detroit Adaptive is building an **AI-native home healthcare platform** that enables clinicians to focus on delivering best-in-class care for their patients by leveraging software and innovative support solutions. We’re building our team in **Detroit with plans to quickly develop an exceptional reputation of delivering excellent patient care.** ## The mission of this role **Deliver excellent home health care to our patients in Detroit, and set the clinical bar, the documentation standard, and the referral-source trust that our market will be built on.** ## Objectives 1. **Carry a full, high-quality caseload:** ramp to **~28 productivity points/week** at target visit quality. 2. **Own your patients' outcomes:** drive low avoidable-hospitalization rates and strong patient-experience scores; participate in case conferences/team huddles to improve our quality. 3. **Be a referral-source ambassador:** every discharge planner, ALF, and physician you touch should *want* to send the next patient to us because you were responsive and excellent. 4. **Set the standard others copy:** your charting, cadence, and judgment become the template we onboard the next cohort against as the pod grows. ## What you'll own - **Own the caseload as a case manager:** you’re accountable for the patient’s therapy plan, progression, and outcomes — not just individual visits. - Complete comprehensive in-home assessments and deliver skilled PT visits. - Build and execute a clear plan of care: gait/balance, transfers, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety, fall prevention. - Set measurable goals, track objective progress, and adjust treatment quickly when patients stall. - Drive multidisciplinary coordination: communicate changes in condition, align on orders, and keep the care team moving. - Manage treatment and outcomes directly, including **PTA supervision** where appropriate. - Coach patients and caregivers with practical home programs that actually get done. - Document promptly and thoroughly — defensible, efficient, and consistent. ## **Who you are / how you operate** - **Dedicated clinician:** home health experience strongly preferred - **High ownership:** you treat your caseload like your own panel and your pod like your own business. - **Open mindset:** Energized by the opportunity to shape the playbook and refine SOPs - **Tech-forward:** You want to leverage software to accelerate the charting process, and you'll give us blunt feedback to make it better - **Trust-builder:** Patients, families, and referral partners believe you because you do what you say. ## **Must-haves** - **Active Michigan PT license (in good standing)** - Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field - Comfortable escalating changes in condition to RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly - Strong communication and documentation - Reliable follow-through on orders, frequencies, and patient goals - Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory - Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed - Competency in core home health PT scope - Safety-first mobility work: transfers, gait training, balance/fall prevention, assistive device recommendations - Strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment/modification education - Patient/caregiver coaching with practical home programs ## **Nice-to-haves** - Prior **home health** experience - Deeper clinical experience in high-signal PT populations - Experience supervising/mentoring **PTAs** and collaborating on care plans - Strong organization and time management ## Our guarantee - **Full-time target: ~28 productivity points/week**; clinicians earn **more** for exceeding it. ## The rest of the package - **$1k bonus for referrals** (we’re growing)! - **Benefits** for full-time (medical/dental/vision, PTO)