Physical Therapist, Outpatient, La Mirada, Full Time, Days
Listed compensation
$47.5-$77/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region.
The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.
The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.
For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Restores patient physical functioning by interpreting physical therapy evaluations and test results. Determines physical therapy treatment goals and plans. Administers manual exercises. Instructs, encourages, and assists patients in performing physical activities.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist restores patient functioning by interpreting evaluations and determining appropriate treatment plans. They also administer manual exercises and instruct patients in performing physical activities.
Requirements
Candidates must be licensed as a physical therapist in California or eligible for licensure. The role requires the ability to perform patient care using correct body mechanics and maintaining current CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,525 salary observations; 3,912 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k 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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Living in Whittier
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $810k
- Typical market rent
- $2,372/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- 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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.