Physical Therapist (PT)

MaxHP is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) to provide direct-access evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and injury mitigation support for Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel. The PT serves as an independent licensed practitioner and integral member of the Physical Domain program, helping optimize mission readiness, physical performance, and musculoskeletal health. This role includes clinical care, program support, data reporting, staff supervision, and advisement to POTFF, medical, and command leadership.

U.S. citizenship is required. Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance as required for contract performance.

This position is pending upon contract award.

Candidates should be willing to support POTFF Operations at one of the following locations: Birmingham, AL; Tucson, AZ; Yuma, AZ; Coronado, CA; Oceanside, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Washington, DC; Crestview, FL; Fort Walton Beach, FL; Homestead, FL; Key West, FL; Tampa, FL; Valparaiso, FL; Columbus, GA; Savannah, GA; Honolulu, HI; Louisville, KY; Fayetteville, NC; Jacksonville, NC; Southern Pines, NC; Albuquerque, NM; Clovis, NM; Boulder City, NV; Oklahoma City, OK; Clarksville, TN; Bluffdale, UT; Virginia Beach, VA; Tacoma, WA; Baumholder, Germany; Stuttgart, Germany; Fussa, Japan; Kadena, Japan; Yomitan, Japan; Pyeongtaek, South Korea; Mildenhall, United Kingdom.

At MaxHP, your expertise supports a mission that matters. As a joint venture between Maximus and Endurion, MaxHP brings together specialized capabilities and resources to support the POTFF Program, strengthening human performance, resilience, and mission readiness across the Special Operations community. Our professionals play an essential role in supporting the people behind the mission, helping Service members and their families remain strong, ready, and resilient. Here, your experience becomes part of something bigger: directly supporting those who serve at the highest levels of our Nation’s defense.

About the POTFF Program:

The Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) program supports U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel and their families through an integrated, holistic approach to human performance, health, and readiness. The program brings together specialized professionals across physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual performance to strengthen resilience, optimize performance, and support long-term mission readiness and career longevity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provides comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

• Function as direct access care providers, evaluating and treating clients without referral.
• Utilize proactive injury mitigation strategies, encompassing risk factor identification, targeted interventions, and the development of unit-specific programs.
• All clinical practice is conducted within the defined scope of practice for Physical Therapy, adhering to state licensing board regulations and professional standards (e.g., APTA).
• May refer clients to other POTFF staff members and medical providers as needed.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of programs designed to optimize physical readiness and minimize musculoskeletal injury.
• Provide neuromusculoskeletal injury care, utilizing clinical privileges as documented and approved by their credentialing and privileging authority.
• Provide post-operative evaluation and rehabilitative care; develop rehabilitative plans of care according to clinical practice guidelines and current evidence-based medicine
• Provide proactive injury mitigation strategies, including risk identification and stratification, targeted interventions, and development of unit-specific programs.
• As directed, provides direct clinical supervision the PT Tech, PT Assistant, within their scope of practice.
• Participate in periodic meetings with POTFF and other staff for reasons such as, but not limited to, reviewing the care provided to clients. Identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Serve as an advisor to the unit POTFF or Physical domain Manager and/or Coordinator, Medical and/or Command Leadership in matters related to Sports Medicine (SM), injury mitigation, rehabilitation, and relevant human performance research.
• Serve as an advisor to the unit POTFF, Medical and/or Command Leadership for administrative matters, purchasing supplies and equipment, and supplemental fiscal requests.
• Participate in required medical and clinical quality management, quality assurance and client safety procedures.
• Assists the POTFF, Medical and/or Command Leadership in developing and updating criteria-based job descriptions and performance standards.
• Assist the POTFF or Physical domain Manager and/or Coordinator in developing and maintaining clinical practice guidelines to ensure consistency of care across all Human Performance Training Centers (HPTCs) and associated facilities.
• Submits fiscal and resource input to the POTFF, Medical and/or Command leadership.
• Develop and promulgate training materials as requested and required by the POTFF, Medical or Command leadership.
• Participate in periodic in-service training for members of the Physical domain or POTFF staff, medical staff, as appropriate.
• Perform other tasks, within the scope of the PT position description, as assigned by the POTFF Director, Physical Domain Manager and/or Coordinator and/or required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff.
• Collect and report all data as requested by the POTFF or Physical domain Manager and/or Coordinator, Command leadership, and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff.

Required Minimum Experience and Skills:- Possess a master’s degree (doctoral degree preferred) in physical therapy from a CAPTE accredited institution and certification through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) and;

• One of the following

⦁ An Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) or,

⦁ Sports Certified Specialist (SCS), or

⦁ Certification by the Board of Certification (BOC) for the Athletic Trainer as an Athletic Trainer Certified (ATC) is required.

• Experience in the field of manual therapy, dry needling, and joint manipulation is strongly recommended.
• Fellowship trained physical therapists, in Sports, Orthopedics and Manual Therapy, will also be considered, and do not need to meet the board certification requirement.

⦁ Physical Therapists who completed an orthopedic, manual therapy, or sports-related residency, will be reviewed by USSOCOM POTFF Enterprise staff to ensure quality education and experience was obtained during training.

⦁ A Physical Therapy residency in Orthopedics or Sports Physical Therapy that the Government accepts after review of its curriculum and length satisfies the board certification requirement.

⦁ Board certification is only required at the time of hire, after the first 5 years and one testing cycle within POTFF until expertise and skill set is established within the community.

• Minimum of three (3) years or more of demonstrable accumulated experience as a Physical Therapist with individual athletes and groups of athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate Division I, Olympic, professional sports, USAF CRAFT, USAF SWTW and/or SOF Operators in the accompanying, respective settings.
• Paid, full-time experience, minimum of five (5) years or more as a government civilian or contract personnel at non-SOF Combat Arms, fixed-wing fighter units, US Army H2F, and EOD units, may be counted towards minimum qualification requirements, provided this experience was, as a directly embedded staff member, on-site with the respective Army, Navy, Air Force and/or Marine Corps entities. Experience as a Physical Therapist with athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate Division II or III also counts toward this five-year path.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$88,000

Maximum Salary

$189,200