REHABILITATION CAREERS
Rehabilitation Clinician Positions
Turn Your Passion for Movement Into a Sustainable Career
Join a team that's redefining what it means to work in strength, conditioning, and rehabilitation - where quality care, professional growth, and work-life balance aren't just promises, they're our foundation.
Physical Therapists & Chiropractors: Practice the Way You Always Envisioned
You went into rehabilitation because you wanted to help people move better, feel better, live better.
But the current healthcare system has other plans:
🏥Insurance-model burnout
Seeing 15-20+ patients per day in 30-minute slots, spending more time on documentation than actual patient care.
📊Productivity metrics killing quality
Being evaluated on patient volume instead of patient outcomes, forced to rush through evaluations you know deserve more time.
⛓️Zero autonomy
Insurance companies dictating your treatment plans, limiting sessions, denying coverage for interventions you KNOW would work.
💼The business owner trap
You tried going cash-based/out-of-network, but now you're drowning in marketing, billing, scheduling, payroll, and business operations instead of clinical work.
🏝️Professional isolation
Practicing alone without colleague collaboration, clinical discussions, or interdisciplinary teamwork.
🔚One-dimensional treatment
Discharging patients after 6-8 weeks knowing they need ongoing strength work, but having no bridge to long-term performance.
The Brutal Truth
→You didn't earn your DPT or DC to be a documentation robot.
→You didn't spend years studying anatomy, biomechanics, and therapeutic interventions to see patients for 15 minutes and call it 'rehabilitation.'
→You didn't get into this profession to run a business - you got into it to be a clinician.
What if...
→You could spend 45-60 minutes with each patient, actually completing thorough evaluations and treatments?
→You practiced cash-based or out-of-network without the stress of running an entire business?
→You had reasonable caseloads (8-12 patients/day max) allowing you to deliver quality care without exhaustion?
→You collaborated daily with strength coaches who can continue your patients' progress after discharge?
→Someone else handled marketing, scheduling, billing, and operations while you focused purely on clinical excellence?
That's Kinetic Impact.
We're not a traditional PT mill. We're not a chiropractic franchise focused on volume. We're not expecting you to be clinician, marketer, and CEO simultaneously.
We're creating a clinical environment where you can actually practice the way you were trained.
What You'll Find Here:
✨Quality Over Quantity
Maximum 8-12 patients per day with 45-60 minute appointments (yes, really).
💳Cash-Based/Out-of-Network Freedom
No insurance companies dictating your clinical decisions, no fighting for authorization, no productivity quotas.
🏢Business Operations Handled
Marketing, scheduling, billing, payroll, facility management all taken care of - you just focus on treating patients.
🔄Integrated Rehab-to-Performance Model
Seamless handoff to strength coaches for long-term development (your patients don't fall off a cliff after discharge).
👥Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Daily interaction with strength coaches, other PTs/Chiros, creating a true clinical team environment.
🔬Evidence-Informed Practice
Freedom to use manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, movement training, pain science education - whatever the patient needs.
📖Professional Development Support
Continuing education budget, certification support, mentorship from experienced clinicians.
⚖️Work-Life Balance
Reasonable hours, protected personal time, sustainable caseload that doesn't destroy your body or mental health.
The Bridge You've Been Looking For
Your patients need more than 6-8 weeks of rehab - they need a continuum of care. At Kinetic Impact, your patients transition seamlessly from rehabilitation to strength and conditioning, creating long-term success stories instead of revolving-door re-injuries.
You get to see your clinical work actually stick.
Our Mission: Raising the Standards of Healthcare & Performance
The current state of strength and conditioning and rehabilitation is broken.
Coaches are underpaid and overworked.
Clinicians are burnt out and trapped.
Clients and athletes are bouncing between disconnected providers who don't communicate.
Quality is sacrificed for volume.
Passion is crushed by unsustainable systems.
We're done accepting 'that's just how it is.'
Kinetic Impact exists to:
Provide a positive experience with movement for every client - Whether they're recovering from injury, training for performance, or anywhere in between.
Challenge and raise the current standards of healthcare and performance - Prove that quality care, fair compensation, and sustainable careers CAN coexist.
Build careers, not just jobs - Invest in professionals who are committed to excellence and continuous growth.
Create an integrated model - Where rehabilitation and performance aren't separate silos, but a unified continuum of care.
Our Values
Excellence Over Volume
We measure success by client outcomes and professional growth, not how many bodies we push through the door.
Collaboration Over Competition
Our team shares knowledge, supports each other's development, and celebrates collective wins.
Sustainability Over Burnout
We build systems that allow our team to have long, fulfilling careers - not flame out in 5 years.
Evidence-Informed Practice
We stay current with research, challenge our assumptions, and adapt our methods based on outcomes.
People Over Profit
Our clients and team members are humans, not revenue generators. When we take care of people, success follows.
Not Everyone Is a Fit - And That's Okay
Kinetic Impact isn't for everyone. We're building something different, and that requires a specific type of professional.
You might be a great fit if:
- ✓You're committed to continuous learning and professional development.
- ✓You value quality of care over quantity of clients.
- ✓You want to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- ✓You're willing to challenge conventional practices when evidence supports it.
- ✓You see strength and conditioning or rehabilitation as a long-term career, not a stepping stone.
- ✓You believe clients and athletes deserve better than the current standard.
- ✓You're coachable and open to feedback.
- ✓You want to contribute to building something bigger than yourself.
You're probably NOT a fit if:
- ×You're looking for a 9-5 job where you just clock in and out.
- ×You're resistant to collaboration or think you have nothing left to learn.
- ×You prioritize convenience over quality of care.
- ×You're not willing to invest in your own professional development.
- ×You see clients as cases or numbers instead of humans.
We're selective because our mission matters. We'd rather have a small team of exceptional professionals than a large team of mediocre ones.
Minimum Requirements
Physical Therapists:
- •Active California state PT license
- •Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree
- •CSCS certification highly recommended
Chiropractors:
- •Active California state chiropractic license
- •Board certification
- •CSCS certification highly recommended
The Application Process
We don't hire based on resumes alone. We want to understand your clinical philosophy, your goals, and whether there's genuine alignment.
Submit Your Application
Answer our pre-interview questions honestly. This helps both of us determine if there's potential fit before investing time in interviews.
Initial Interview
If your application resonates, we'll schedule a casual conversation to discuss your background, goals, and our model.
Working Interview
Come spend a day at Kinetic Impact. Shadow our team, meet our clients, experience our environment. We'll also want to see you coach or treat.
Final Interview & Offer
If everyone feels good about the fit, we'll discuss specifics: role, compensation, start date, and next steps.
Timeline: We review applications on a rolling basis. Expect to hear back within 5-7 business days of submission.
Ready to Build a Real Career?
If you're tired of being undervalued, overworked, and burnt out...
If you want to practice with integrity, autonomy, and support...
If you're ready to be part of raising the standards of healthcare and performance...
We want to talk to you.
Address
12220 World Trade Drive, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92127
Phone
(619) 695-0688Website
kirehab.com
