You Earned a Doctorate. Practice Like It.

Back In Motion is hiring one Performance Physical Therapist in Fort Myers, FL — a cash-based clinic where you treat one patient per hour, get mentored by a fellowship-trained PT, and earn up to $160,000 per year.

  • One-on-one, 60-minute visits — no aides, no double-booking, ever
  • Weekly mentorship from Dr. Scott Gray, DPT, FAAOMPT-trained
  • A clear path to becoming the go-to sports and performance PT in Southwest Florida

No lengthy application. No commitment. Just a private conversation about where you are, where you want to be, and whether this is the right next chapter. Your current employer will never know you inquired.

Performance Physical Therapist Position in Fort Myers, FL

You Earned a Doctorate. Practice Like It.

Back In Motion is hiring one Performance Physical Therapist in Fort Myers, FL — a cash-based clinic where you treat one patient per hour, get mentored by a fellowship-trained PT, and earn up to $160,000 per year.

  • One-on-one, 60-minute visits — no aides, no double-booking, ever

  • Weekly mentorship from Dr. Scott Gray, DPT, FAAOMPT-trained

  • A clear path to becoming the go-to sports and performance PT in Southwest Florida

No lengthy application. No commitment. Just a private conversation about where you are, where you want to be, and whether this is the right next chapter. Your current employer will never know you inquired.

Apply Today

Fill out the short form below — it takes about 90 seconds. If it looks like a potential fit, we’ll reach out to schedule a private, no-pressure conversation.

Max. file size: 128 MB.
Optional. You can still submit the form without a resume.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

100% confidential. Your information will never be shared with your current employer.

Does This Sound Familiar?

You didn’t spend seven years and six figures on a doctorate to spend your days initialing flowsheets.

But that’s what most clinics have turned this profession into.

Right now, you might be:

  • Treating 3–4 patients at once while an aide runs your “treatments”
  • Measured on units billed, not patients helped
  • Watching your manual skills erode because there’s never time to use them
  • Going years without anyone senior watching you treat or making you better
  • Staring at a salary that hasn’t meaningfully moved since year three
  • Using maybe 30% of what your DPT actually trained you to do

Here’s the truth most burned-out PTs eventually figure out:

You’re not tired of physical therapy. You’re tired of the system you’re practicing it in.

The skills are still there. The passion is still there. You just need a place built for the kind of clinician you set out to become.

One Patient. One Hour. Your Full Attention.

At Back In Motion, every patient gets 60 uninterrupted minutes with the same physical therapist from evaluation to discharge. That’s you.

  • No bouncing patients between providers
  • No rushed 15-minute rechecks
  • No handing your patient to a tech while you sprint to the next room
  • No insurance company deciding how many visits your patient “deserves”

Our cash-based model means care decisions are clinical decisions. You listen, assess, treat with your hands, educate, and get people back to the lives they refuse to give up.

This is the version of physical therapy you imagined in school. It still exists. It’s just rare.

What You Get That You Won’t Get in a Mill

60-Minute Visits Time

60-Minute Visits Time to find the actual driver of the problem — not just chase the painful spot for 12 minutes.

One Therapist From Start to Finish

One Therapist, Start to Finish You do the eval, build the plan, deliver every treatment, and own the outcome. Your patients know your name — and ask for it.

Cash-Based Clinical Model

Cash-Based Model No visit caps. No denied authorizations. No billing games. Care is driven by what the patient in front of you needs.

Fellowship-Level Mentorship

Fellowship-Level Mentorship Weekly, structured clinical mentorship led by Dr. Scott Gray, DPT — fellowship-trained in sports injury. Clinical reasoning, manual therapy, movement assessment, and the communication skills that make patients trust you.

Performance-Focused Care

Performance Caseload Athletes, golfers, and active adults who want to get back to training — not just “manage” pain. The patients most PTs wish they had.

401(k) + Benefits

401(k) + Benefits Build long-term financial security while you build your clinical reputation.

Earning Potential Up to $160,000

Earn Up to $160,000 Base salary plus a performance-based structure with no artificial ceiling. As your skill, caseload, and leadership grow, so does your income.

Earning potential depends on experience, performance, responsibilities, and the agreed-upon compensation structure.

We Don’t Want to Fill a Position.
We Want to Build Your Name.

We Don’t Want to Fill a Position. We Want to Build Your Name.

Most clinics hire a PT to fill a schedule. We’re hiring a PT to develop into one of the most trusted clinicians in Southwest Florida.

That means deliberate, structured growth in:

  • Clinical reasoning and differential assessment
  • Hands-on manual therapy (dry needling, ART, manipulation, and more)
  • Movement and performance assessment
  • Patient communication and case management
  • Community authority — being the PT local coaches, golf pros, and physicians refer to by name

The goal isn’t to keep you in the same role forever. It’s to make you so good — and so known — that patients seek you out specifically.

Who We Are Looking For

This Is a Strong Fit If You:

  • Have roughly 5+ years of PT experience (exceptional clinicians with less will be considered)
  • Want a caseload of athletes and active adults
  • Are hungry for mentorship — and can take honest coaching without flinching
  • Care more about outcomes than punching a clock
  • Are comfortable discussing the value of care in a cash-based setting (or willing to learn — we’ll train you)
  • Want your income tied to your value, not a corporate pay band
  • Want a career trajectory, not just another PT job

You don’t need to know everything walking in. You need to care about getting better.

This Is the Wrong Fit If You:

  • Prefer high-volume, short-visit treatment
  • Don’t want feedback on your clinical work
  • Want to clock in, clock out, and coast
  • Would rather follow protocols than think

No judgment — some people want that. We’re just not that clinic.

Your Potential Career Path

Step 1

Master the Clinical Model

Master the Model Learn our approach to assessment, treatment, communication, and outcomes through structured weekly mentorship.

Step 2

Build Your Specialty and Reputation

Build Your Specialty & Reputation Develop deeper expertise, take on the cases you love, and become known throughout the Fort Myers community.

Step 3

Grow Your Income and Influence

Grow Your Income & Influence Expand your earning potential through performance, leadership, and contribution — with mentorship toward whatever’s next: lead clinician, specialty program owner, or clinical leadership.

The goal is to make you more skilled, more respected, and more valuable — not just busier.

Where You’d Be Practicing

Back In Motion Physical Therapy & Performance is a private, cash-based clinic in Fort Myers, Florida, founded by Dr. Scott Gray, DPT — fellowship-trained in sports injury and creator of the Gray Method™.

Under one roof, we combine:

  • Physical therapy and sports rehabilitation
  • Performance training and strength & conditioning
  • Active adult fitness
  • Advanced movement assessment

That means your patients don’t disappear at discharge — they transition into performance and fitness programs, and you see your outcomes hold up over months and years, not just at the final visit.

And you’d be doing it in Southwest Florida: year-round training weather, a booming population of active adults and athletes, no state income tax, and beaches 20 minutes from the clinic.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a high-volume clinic?

No. Every visit is 60 minutes, one-on-one, and patients stay with the same PT for their entire plan of care.

No. We’re cash-based, which means clinical need — not insurance rules — drives every care decision.

5+ is preferred. Exceptional candidates with slightly less will absolutely be considered — apply and let’s talk.

Base salary plus a performance-based structure. Your exact number depends on experience, performance, and the final agreement — we’ll walk you through the full structure in the interview, transparently.

Structured, ongoing clinical development led by Dr. Scott Gray, DPT (fellowship-trained) — case reviews, hands-on skill development, and direct feedback on your clinical reasoning. Not a binder of CEU links.

No. Start with the short form. Résumé can come later.

Never. Every inquiry is 100% confidential.

Not at all — select “I would need relocation information” on the form and we’ll cover it in our conversation.

Your Career Doesn’t Have to Stay Stuck

You invested years earning your doctorate. You deserve the time to treat patients properly, mentors who push you, and an income and reputation that reflect your actual value.

The worst case of a 20-minute conversation is that you learn what else is out there.

Private conversation • No commitment • Résumé optional

Private conversation • No commitment • Résumé optional