Where Clinical Excellence and Great People Come Together
Proven Performance is where professionals deliver clinical excellence, keep growing and are surrounded by like-minded people who hold themselves to a higher standard.
We exist to deliver the best care our patients have ever received, and to build a team that makes that possible every single day.
Clinical excellence
We treat the whole person, not a diagnosis. Thorough evaluations, objective data and a full hour with every patient let us find what is actually driving the problem and fix it.
Autonomy to treat
You make the clinical calls. Plans are built around the patient's goals and your judgment, with the time, tools and support to treat to the highest standard.
Deep impact
Our patients are athletes, active adults and people coming back from surgery. Getting them back to what they love is the work, and you see it happen.
Work alongside people you love working with
Great care is a team sport. Our Doctors of Physical Therapy and Certified Athletic Trainers work side by side, share what they're seeing and push each other to get better.
We meet as a whole team every week, invest in each other's growth and celebrate the wins our patients earn. It's a place where high standards and genuine care for one another go hand in hand.
- Doctors of Physical Therapy and Certified Athletic Trainers, side by side
- Mentorship and real investment in your development
- A culture built on character, accountability and serving our community
What clinical excellence looks like here
Standards only mean something when you can see them in the work.
Minutes with every patient, one-on-one, every session.
VALD force plates, ForceFrame and in-clinic MSK ultrasound guide treatment and return-to-sport decisions.
We communicate directly with surgeons to start post-op patients as early as their guidelines allow.
Five-star Google reviews from patients across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.
I built Proven Performance around one standard: every patient deserves the best care they have ever received. That only happens when the people delivering it are excellent at what they do, supported by each other and trusted to use their judgment.
We're growing, and I'm looking for clinicians who share that standard. People who love this work, want to keep getting better at their craft and want to build something special together in Northwest Indiana. If that's you, I'd love to hear from you.
Dr. Ian HardyOwner & Founder, Proven Performance
We take care of our team
Competitive pay
Pay ranges based on your experience and level of expertise.
Health coverage
Health insurance or a health stipend.
Paid time off
Time to rest, recover and show up at your best.
CEU allowance
Support to keep learning and sharpening your skills.
Mentorship
Hands-on coaching from experienced clinicians and leadership.
Room to grow
As we grow, we promote from within, with real paths into leadership.
Find your place on the team
All roles are based at our clinic in Merrillville, Indiana, with a hybrid option for the Front Desk / SDR role.
Clinic Director
$80,000 – $120,000 based on experience and level of expertise
Lead a team built around clinical excellence while you keep treating. You'll mentor our clinicians, set the standard for how we practice and help shape the clinic as we grow.
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What you'll do
- Treat a caseload of athletes, active adults and post-surgical patients
- Lead, mentor and develop our Doctors of Physical Therapy and Certified Athletic Trainers
- Run daily clinic operations, team meetings, scorecards and KPIs
- Keep clinical quality and patient outcomes consistent across the team
- Help hire, onboard and train new team members as we grow
What you bring
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, licensed (or eligible) in Indiana
- 3+ years of clinical experience, ideally in sports or orthopedics
- Experience leading or mentoring clinicians
- Strong communication with patients, the team and surgeons
- Comfort with numbers, accountability and building systems
Nice to have: cash-based or out-of-network experience, SCS or OCS, CSCS, dry needling certification
Apply for this rolePhysical Therapist
$70,000 – $95,000 based on experience and level of expertise
Treat athletes, active adults and post-surgical patients one-on-one for a full hour, with the autonomy, tools and mentorship to practice at the highest level.
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What you'll do
- Run thorough evaluations and build individualized plans of care
- Treat sports injuries, post-surgical patients and chronic or persistent pain
- Use VALD testing and MSK ultrasound to guide treatment and return-to-sport decisions
- Communicate directly with surgeons to get post-op patients started early
- Help patients understand their plan and commit to getting back to full performance
What you bring
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, licensed (or eligible) in Indiana
- A passion for sports, performance and active patients
- Strong manual therapy and exercise prescription skills
- Confidence explaining a plan of care and its value
- Coachability and a drive to keep getting better
Nice to have: sports or orthopedic residency, CSCS, dry needling certification, a background as an athlete
Apply for this roleFront Desk / SDR "Sales Development Rep"
Pay based on experience and level of expertise
Be the first voice people hear from Proven Performance. You'll connect with people who are hurting or stuck, help them understand how we can help and get them scheduled with the right clinician.
This is a full-time role. Depending on the applicant, it can be in the clinic or a hybrid of in-clinic and at-home work, though we prefer a full-time team member in the clinic.
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What you'll do
- Reach out to new leads within minutes by phone and text
- Run discovery calls to understand each person's goals
- Explain how our care, insurance and payment options work
- Book evaluations and follow up consistently
- Track your activity and results in our CRM and team sheets
What you bring
- Experience in sales, customer service, front desk or a phone-based role
- A warm, confident and professional phone presence
- Strong follow-up and organization skills
- Comfort with goals, numbers and accountability
- Interest in health, fitness or sports is a plus
Don't see your role? We're always looking for great people. Apply below, choose "Other" and tell us how you'd help Proven Performance grow.
Introduce yourselfWhere you'll work
What happens after you apply
We read every application
A real person on our team reviews it, not an algorithm.
Intro call
A quick conversation to get to know you and answer your questions.
Meet the team
Visit the clinic, meet the team and see how we work firsthand.
Apply to Proven Performance
Tell us a little about yourself and attach your resume. A real person on our team reads every application, and we’ll reach out if it looks like a fit.