Physical Therapist / PT
Listed compensation
$60-$65/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Our Company
Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation
Overview
Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation is Now Open in San Luis Obispo, CA and surrounding areas!
Our teams enjoy the flexibility to schedule sessions around what works best for them and their clients, creating meaningful, balanced workdays that fit each person’s rhythm.
If you’re passionate about making therapy an adventure in recovery and helping clients reclaim the moments that matter most, you’ll find your purpose here!
Position Highlights
- Flexible Schedule Created by You
- Paid per hour (not just per visit)
- Driving, Travel, Mileage Reimbursement
- Educational Programs
- Growth/Advancement Opportunities
- No Weekends OR Holidays Required
- Clinical Autonomy
- Low Caseloads
Work/Life Balance
- Join our Groundbreaking Rehabilitation Team on the Central Coast in California - Opportunity of a Lifetime!
- Make an Impact in our Home and Community Program:
Who We Are Looking For
An experienced PT, enthusiastic about providing functional rehabilitation wherever life happens, whether at home, school, work, or in the community
You are ready to treat your client beyond a staged environment into real life experiences like cooking in their kitchen, navigating grocery stores, restaurants, outdoor activities, and the workplace
You thrive in an autonomous setting, and value being a part of a collaborative team of dynamic therapists
Responsibilities Listed Include But Not Limited To
Perform Evaluations and Develop Treatment Plans
Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences
Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources
Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members
Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes
Qualifications
- What you will need:
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from a college or university with accredited Physical Therapy program
- Current, unrestricted license as Physical Therapist by state in which practicing
- Current Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification in accordance state regulations
- A minimum of one year’s work experience as a physical therapist preferred
- Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury
- Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
- Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods
Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times
A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on the specific location policy, local or state regulations to verify that he/she is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations
About Our Line of Business
Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care.
It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities.
By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Salary Range
USD $60.00 - $65.00 / Hour
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (1,228 salary observations; 4,631 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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 ~$130k 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,960 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $125k–$135k | Physical Therapy median $127k (middle half $118k–$135k)33 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+24%)1,228 state / 12,385 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$117k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,792 active | 21,917 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 54% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California physical therapist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,906 in the last 30 days | 4,367 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist / PT at Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,960 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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