Physical Therapist

Athletico Physical Therapy • Champaign, IL

9d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Athletico is hiring a Physical Therapist for a clinic bordering the University of Illinois campus. The role serves a wide variety of patients, including a large university student population, and offers opportunities to work with a team that has a broad range of clinical specialties and is an Orthopedic Residency Site. Specialty areas include Graston, dry needling, TMD treatment, vestibular rehabilitation, certified manual therapy, blood flow restriction, running gait analysis, and ACL injury prevention.

The Physical Therapist enhances patients’ health and quality of life through patient care in a culture of teamwork, continuous learning, and professional growth. Athletico describes its mission as “Extraordinary people improving lives” and offers competitive salaries, incentive programs, and continuing education benefits. The full-time position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000. The listed base salary range is $80,000 to $100,000 per year; additional pay may depend on applicable program rules and location.

Athletico clinicians have access to a real-time generative AI documentation scribe, continuing education resources and allowance, mentorship and leadership programs, and residency programs. The company states that it will reimburse 100% of residency curriculum costs. Incentives are based on quality of care and patient outcomes rather than visits per week.

Benefits listed for the full-time position include medical and prescription, dental, and vision coverage; health and dependent-care spending accounts; fertility benefits; life and disability insurance; parental and maternity leave; adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement; paid time off and holidays; retirement plan matching; commuter benefits; fitness and gym discounts; insurance and employee discount programs; an employee assistance program; and financial and student-loan resources. Eligibility and availability may vary by benefit or program.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Program.
• Current professional licensure as a Physical Therapist, or eligibility for licensure under the rules and regulations of the state where applying.
• Current CPR certification.
• Maintain state licenses and complete compliance standards as requested.

Responsibilities

• Enhance patients’ health and quality of life through physical therapy care.
• Provide care to a wide variety of patients, including university students.
• Deliver exceptional patient care and service as an energetic, service-minded team player.
• Maintain required state licensure and complete compliance standards as requested.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000.
• Yearly continuing education allowance, access to MedBridge and Athletico University, and five additional PTO days dedicated to continuing education.
• Strategic mentorship programs and leadership programs.
• Incentives based on quality care and patient outcomes rather than visits per week.
• Residency programs, with reimbursement of 100% of curriculum costs.
• Generative AI documentation scribe for clinicians, described as new for 2026.
• Medical and prescription, dental, and vision coverage; eligibility begins on the first day of employment.
• Health savings account, healthcare flexible spending account, and dependent care flexible spending account.
• Progyny fertility benefit.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental life insurance options for employees and eligible family members.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, with a long-term disability buy-up option.
• Company-paid maternity and parental leave.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• KinderCare discount.
• Legal and credit monitoring.
• Student loan repayment program for eligible clinicians.
• 17 days of PTO, with accrual starting immediately upon hire.
• Six major holidays off plus two floating holidays yearly.
• Physical therapy and occupational therapy benefits as an employee.
• Bereavement time off and resources.
• Pre-tax transit and parking commuter benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with per-pay company match.
• SoFi financial wellness tools and loan resources.
• HUSK fitness resources and gym discounts.
• Home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee discount program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time