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AgeRight Therapy
Long Beach, California

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$51/hr

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Job Description

  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • AgeRight Therapy – Pacific Plams
  • Sunday-Thursday

What You'll Love About AgeRight Therapy

  • Dedicated documentation time, and generous PTO/Choice Time (4 weeks) with Cash Out options
  • Use of Modality Equipment and Technology

Annual Performance Reviews with Performance-based Increases

  • Access professional development resources, including free CEUs and career advancement opportunities within the AgeRight Therapy network
  • Build long-term financial security with a 401(k) Plan that includes Employer Matching
  • New Grads encouraged to apply – grow your skills and experience with us!

Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduate from accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program
  • Current state licensure -or- in the process of obtaining appropriate state licensure

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Post-Acute care preferred

Responsibilities

Apply a transformative approach to therapy by implementing personalized care plans under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist

Utilize AgeRight Therapy’s evidence-based clinical programs and pathways to ensure optimal patient outcomes

Be a Champion of the Journey by maximizing function in physical, emotional, social, and cognitive realms for patients, families, co-workers, and self.

Join us as an Physical Therapist Assistant and take your therapy career to new heights! Pacific Palms is partnered with AgeRight Therapy, offering an exceptional opportunity for a therapist like you to be a part of a dynamic team.

As a Physical Therapist Assistant with AgeRight Therapy, you’ll be delivering person-centered care to grateful and highly motivated patients, many of them seniors, helping them achieve therapy goals and a higher quality of life.

About AgeRight Therapy

AgeRight Therapy is a part of Marquis Companies and Consonus Healthcare, together providing a continuum of senior care from skilled nursing to assisted living, memory care, and independent living. With AgeRight Therapy, you’ll be joining a team located across multiple facilities and states with one purpose that unites us all—to be champions of every journey.

In addition to a wide variety of career opportunities, we offer a comprehensive benefit package, talk to a recruiter to learn more today!

Salary Range: $40-$51 /hr

Wage ranges listed take into consideration candidate’s professional experience, location of the position, and status of the position.

EEO Statement

“Be here. Be you.”

For more than 30 years, Marquis Companies and Consonus Healthcare have been serving seniors and welcoming staff of all backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. The Marquis family of companies offer a rich heritage of embracing differences and honoring individuality. We’ve continued to grow in our appreciation of diversity in the workplace. We know it builds strength, drives innovation, and brings valuable new perspectives and energy.

We’re committed to making our workforce an even greater reflection of the people and communities we serve, and we are honored our employees have chosen to work at Marquis and Consonus. Everything we do as a company is driven by our mission to help those we serve, and each other, live the best rest of our lives.

That means you being you – without apology or compromise. We value your every uniqueness and continue to curate, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture. It’s the foundation of who we are and the evolution of our collective future.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program. Requires current state licensure or the process of obtaining one.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical TherapyPatient CareClinical DocumentationRehabilitationGeriatric CareEvidence-based Practice

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (1,278 salary observations; 4,504 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,688 salary observations; 66,259 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 ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
California vs national$115k median in California$94k nationally (+23%)1,278 state / 12,688 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in California1,770 active21,761 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings8,101 in the last 30 days4,346 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top PTA Jobs

16 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

12 jobs · 9 employers
2
<$80k
7
$80k-95k
3
$95k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
31% this job
Sign-on bonus
19%
Relocation assistance
6%
Visa sponsorship
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pediatric Physical Therapist & PTA

MGA Homecare · Richardson, Texas

up to $150,000
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Movement For Life · San Luis Obispo, California

$27-$51/hr
#3

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Part-Time or Full-Time

$38-$46/hr
#4

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

$34-$42/hr
+ 14 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.2
Better work-life than 40% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About AgeRight Therapy

Benefits & Perks

4 weeks PTO/Choice Time with Cash Out options
Free CEUs
401(k) with Employer Matching
Annual Performance Reviews with performance-based increases
Dedicated documentation time
Comprehensive benefit package

Living in Long Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$961k
Typical market rent
$2,412/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.