Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic
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Job Description
Burger Physical Therapy has provided therapy services since 1978.
We currently seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Physical Therapist to join our Burger owned Physical Therapy Outpatient Clinic located in Rancho Cordova, the greater Sacramento area in California. This is a great facility with state-of-the-art equipment and managed by a popular and approachable Clinic Coordinator!
We seek an energetic Physical Therapist willing to integrate into this interdisciplinary team proving clinical excellence!
This position is offered at full-time with a full benefit package, Monday -- Friday, or choose from many alternative work week schedules to include four 10/hour days. This opportunity is open to a new graduate or experienced Physical Therapist! We can make a flexible part-time schedule work around your existing commitments!
Burger offers a zero-premium healthcare plan this year - ask me for more information!
Primary Responsibilities
- Assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions
- Aid and direct patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, activities of daily living, prosthetic training, gait and functional training.
- Educate patient and family on proper care plans
- Communicate with team members to ensure quality care is being provided.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will perform patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide therapeutic interventions including muscle re-education and functional training. They are also responsible for educating patients and their families on care plans and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
The candidate must be a State Board Licensed Physical Therapist. This position is open to both new graduates and experienced professionals.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic at Burger Physical Therapy a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 426 active Orthopedic Surgery (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physical Therapist Career Context
Burger Physical Therapy ranks #9 of 16 employers hiring Physical Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Rancho Cordova
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $478k
- Typical market rent
- $2,422/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.