Senior Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic

Kaiser Permanente

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CaliforniaFull TimeOrthopedic Surgery

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Kaiser Permanente as a Senior Physical Therapist – Outpatient Orthopedic in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.

Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.

Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.

Requirements

service per year as requested by the Rehab Director e. g. journal club presentation, regular in

Benefits & Compensation

reviews of positions on a routine basis.

At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.

Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications: Experience Minimum two (2) years of experience in physical therapy.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Kaiser Permanente as a Senior Physical Therapist – Outpatient Orthopedic.

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningDischarge planningPatient educationClinical documentationOrthopedic physical therapyClinical instructionRehabilitation servicesPatient care management

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Senior Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic position at Kaiser Permanente includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Orthopedic Surgery — Psychologist Career Context

This Orthopedic Surgery position at Kaiser Permanente is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Orthopedic Surgery professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $510k, with the typical range spanning $380k to $700k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Physical therapy, Patient evaluation, Treatment planning, Discharge planning, Patient education, Clinical documentation, Orthopedic physical therapy, Clinical instruction. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Orthopedic Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: Provides independent physical therapy management for patients in an outpatient orthopedic setting, including evaluation, treatment planning, and discharge coordination. Assists in the development of departmental programs and serves as a clinical instructor for students.

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