Sports Physical Therapist

While most new grad PTs are getting thrown into double-booked schedules, you could be working one-on-one with athletes in a cash-based clinic. Most new grads step into their first job and immediately wonder if they made a mistake. Double-booked schedules. Productivity quotas. Fifteen-minute sessions. More time on documentation and prior auths than actually treating patients. You didn't spend three years in PT school for that. But what if your first job wasn't that? What if you started your career in a setting built around doing things the right way, before you ever picked up the bad habits, the burnout, or the compromises that follow so many clinicians for years? Cohen Health and Performance is hiring a new graduate physical therapist. We are a cash-based, sports and performance-driven practice with locations in Bethesda, MD and McLean, VA, and we're looking for a passionate, growth-minded new grad who wants to build a career they're actually proud of, starting from day one. What makes this role different: 100% one-on-one care in a cash-based model No insurance restrictions. No double booking. You own the session and the outcome from the very start. A true sports & performance environment You'll work with athletes and active adults who want to return to training, competition, and high-level performance, not just "feel better." Real mentorship and clinical development You'll be coached by experienced clinicians who are invested in making you great, not just getting you up to speed fast enough to fill a caseload. A collaborative, high-standard team culture You'll work alongside people who challenge each other, share ideas, and genuinely care about the craft of physical therapy. Who this role is for: A new graduate who entered this field because they believe patients deserve better than the status quo and wants to prove it from the very first day of their career. Someone who wants to be coached, challenged, and developed into a high-level clinician, not handed a caseload and left to figure it out. A growth-oriented professional who values learning, accountability, and high standards over a predictable, easy job. Someone who believes physical therapy should look more like elite coaching than passive treatment. If you want: To learn how to coach, load, and progress patients like athletes, not follow insurance-driven scripts, this is where that skill gets built. A motivated patient population that shows up ready to work, owns their rehab, and is pushing to return to sport or high-level activity. A team that will invest in you, hold you to a high standard, and help you become the clinician you actually set out to be. …this is the best first job in physical therapy you'll find. Starting here means you'll never have to unlearn the bad habits. You'll just learn it right. Only passionate, growth-oriented new graduates who want to work with athletes and help redefine what physical therapy looks like should apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr