Physical Therapy Careers in Fort Collins CO
Physical Therapist Job Opportunity
Up and Running PT is currently hiring a performance-focused Physical Therapist in Fort Collins, CO. We specialize in working with runners and active adults through a true one-on-one care model. If you’re searching for physical therapy jobs in Fort Collins that prioritize growth, mentorship, and performance culture, this may be the right fit.
Performance Physical Therapist for Runners & Active Adults
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Focus: Runners, Sports, Lifters, Active Adults, (bonus if interested in Pelvic Health)
Full-Time | 4-Day Workweek Option Available
Position Description
This is not a mill.
If you became a PT because you love movement, performance, strength, and endurance… but you refuse to treat 12 patients a day…keep reading.
If you want a comfortable job where no one pushes you to grow, this won’t be a fit.
Who This Role Is Built For
This is for the clinician who:
- Loves strength training, endurance sports, climbing, or performance culture
- Gets energized by helping motivated runners and active adults
- Wants 60-minute, one-on-one sessions every time
- Is coachable and thrives on feedback
- Understands that clear communication and confident plan-of-care recommendations are part of excellent patient care
- Wants mentorship and professional growth… not stagnation
- Is excited by the idea of building something, not just maintaining status quo
Bonus Qualifications
Bonus points if you:
- Run, lift, or train consistently yourself
- Have interest in pelvic health + ortho
- Want to grow into leadership
Who This Is NOT For
- Burned out and cynical
- Uncomfortable talking about money or recommending full plans of care
- Set in traditional outpatient habits
- Resistant to feedback
- Looking for an easy cruise job
We hire carefully and protect our culture.
What You'll Actually Experience
- 6–8 patients per day max
- 60-minute, true 1:1 sessions
- Highly motivated, performance-driven patients
- No insurance battles
- Dedicated documentation time
- Weekly mentorship and clinical development
- Freedom to build your own niche
- Flexible scheduling including 4-day workweek options
Growth Path
We are expanding.
Over the next 1–3 years, this role can evolve into:
- Lead PT
- Program developer (youth athletes, pelvic health, performance training, etc.)
- Clinic Director track
If you want an upward trajectory, it exists here.
The Culture
We train hard.
We hold high standards.
We push each other to improve.
We genuinely enjoy working together.
Our patients actually want to be here.
And we get to practice the way PT was meant to be practiced.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation Range: $79,000–$110,000+, depending on experience, performance, and caseload.
- Performance-based bonuses
- Health, dental, vision
- PTO
- Continuing education allowance
- Retirement Plan
- Mentoring
- Continuing Education stipend (renews annually)
- Relocation support available for the right candidate
- Paid Maternity and Paternity leave through CO FAMLI
- Fort Collins lifestyle with immediate access to trails, endurance events, and a strong athletic community
How To Apply
If this excites you more than it intimidates you… we will not consider your application unless you submit a 3-5 minute video answering the three questions below. Be authentic and let your enthusiasm shine:
- Why do you feel like Up and Running PT is a good fit for you?
- Why do you feel like you’re a good fit for Up and Running PT?
- Where do you see yourself both personally and professionally in 5 years?
Send this video, along with your resume to aj@upandrunningpt.com (cc: joey@upandrunningpt.com)
We’re not just filling a role.
We’re building a team of clinicians who take pride in their craft.
Employee Testimonials
“Up and Running PT has the best staff, the best boss, the best patients, and the best facility and equipment. The volume is very manageable, documentation is minimal and you get to spend real, meaningful time with your patients to make adequate changes to their lives, and (bonus) they are willing to put in the work. This is the job you dream about when you are in PT school – the flexibility to address the whole person and not just the injury they have a referral for, the time to make meaningful reductions in pain and still have time left over adequate loading, and a population that actually wants to be there! I had been wondering if I had chosen the right career in my previous job – and working here confirmed that I had, I just needed the right setting! Working here will make you remember why you love being a physical therapist. There is not a better PT job out there!”
– Sam Greig (Physical Therapist)
“Up and Running PT exceeded all my expectations as a workplace. I’ve found the team to be incredibly friendly and welcoming. AJ, the owner, provides good benefits and is an understanding and fair boss – plus I’ve learned a lot from him! I enjoyed that my days were varied; the role requires sales, face-to-face patient contact and getting up and about to keep the clinic in order. Up and Running clients have been unfailingly polite and easy to engage with; I’ve enjoyed getting to know them and have really felt like a valued member of the team.”
– Alexa Gerlach (Front Desk/ Client Care Specialist)