Physical Therapist
Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) Physical Therapy Residency Program
📍 Rhode Island
💼 $80,000 USD – $100,000 USD / year
🏢 Highbar Physical Therapy
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About This Role
Highbar's Sports Residency Program - currently in candidacy status through ABPTRFE - Now Accepting Applications!
Highbar is New England's premier outpatient physical therapy practice, offering a tuition-free, advanced Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) residency program for ambitious physical therapists while allowing them to continue making their full salary!
Early Applications Open for inaugural cohort beginning spring 2027
Why Choose Highbar's Sports Residency Program?
- Industry-leading clinical mentorship
- Evidence-based practice focus
- Direct access patient care experience
- Career advancement opportunities
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Work-life balance emphasis
Program Highlights:
- Sports physical therapy residency, currently in candidacy though ABPTRFE
- Comprehensive clinical mentorship from board-certified specialists
- Evidence-based practice integration
- Advanced manual therapy training
- Orthopedic specialty examination preparation
- Leadership development opportunities
Clinical Education & Training:
- Mastery of advanced examination and treatment techniques for orthopedic conditions.
- Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making, empowering residents to act as first-contact providers.
- Development of cutting-edge skills in evidence-based education for patients, students, and peers.
- Strengthened interpersonal and team collaboration skills to thrive in multidisciplinary settings.
Program Requirements:
- Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
- Active PT license in Rhode Island or Massachusetts (required15 days before start)
- Current CPR certification
- English language proficiency for non-native speakers
Compensation
$80,000 USD – $100,000 USD / year
Salary based on experience
Total Compensation Package includes:
- Uncapped bonus potential
- Student loan assistance that continues until your loans are paid off
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Exclusive H-Shares
- Paid holidays & PTO
- Relocation assistance (when applicable)
- Fitness & wellness benefits
- Employee home-buying assistance
- Community volunteer opportunities
We don’t believe in flashy perks that distract from unsustainable workloads. Compensation here is designed to support both your career growth and your financial goals.
More About Us:
We develop leading-edge physical therapists who practice at the top of their license, acting as primary care providers for musculoskeletal disorders, and challenging themselves and their patients to reach new goals.
Highbar is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
What Happens Next
Our Simple 3-Step Process
- 1Just your name, contact info, and resume. No cover letter required.
- 2A quick, relaxed conversation to learn about you and answer your questions.
- 3See the space, meet your potential colleagues, and get a feel for our culture.
Why Physical Therapists Choose Highbar
Practice at a Higher Level
Autonomy, intention, and evidence-driven care — supported by the time, tools, and trust to do your best work.
Mentorship That Matters
Learn alongside experienced clinicians who are genuinely invested in your growth — not just your productivity.
A Clear Career Trajectory
Defined pathways to specialization, leadership, and long-term momentum — with support at every stage.
A Culture That Supports You
A collaborative team environment designed to protect quality care, professional growth, and sustainability.
About Highbar Physical Therapy
Highbar Physical Therapy is the parent network behind three of New England's most established outpatient PT brands — Joint Ventures Physical Therapy (Boston), Peak Physical Therapy (South Shore Massachusetts), and Physical Therapy U (Rhode Island and Massachusetts).
Each one is a Highbar practice: a clinic that keeps its own name, neighborhood roots, and local identity while sharing the clinical standards, residency-trained clinicians, and patient experience that define the Highbar network. The brands stay distinct because the communities they serve do.
Whether you walk into a JVPT clinic in Boston, a Peak clinic on the South Shore, or a PTU clinic in Rhode Island, you're walking into a Highbar practice — same standard of care, same commitment to getting you back to what you love, delivered by the local team you already know.
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