Physical Therapist Clinical Resident - Neuro Clinic
Listed compensation
$31.98-$49.57/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters.
This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence.
From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll.
The Physical Therapy Neuro Clinic Resident at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California Physical is designed to provide the resident with one year of post-graduate advanced practice which includes: training in patient clinical practice and professional development and may include research, operational/administrative duties or program development.
The resident ensures completion of required didactic, clinical and mentored hours, based upon the setting's needs and the requirements of the program. The resident will have an identified clinical mentor.
The Resident evaluates and treats patients in accordance with the prescription of the physician.
The Resident provides patient care consistent with Scope of Practice Standards and Code of Ethics; the Plan for the Provision of Care to Patients, the Plan for Corporate Compliance, the Performance Improvement Plan and Patient Education Plan.
The Resident assists in the continuous quality improvement process and in the education and training of students, as applicable, and assists in divisional growth and cohesiveness to ensure a high quality of therapy care.
Competency skills include the ability to provide care maintaining safety of the environment, utilizing appropriate communication with sensitivity and attention to special populations, including patients with diverse cultural backgrounds, age, developmental issues and physical disabilities.
Physical therapy residency program is 50% outpatient & 50% acute care setting.
Key Responsibilities
The resident evaluates and treats patients in accordance with physician prescriptions across outpatient and acute care settings. They are responsible for completing required didactic and clinical hours while assisting in quality improvement and student training.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a minimum of a Master's degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program and a California State PT license. Basic Life Support/CPR certification is required, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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