Physical Therapist Per Diem Days
Listed compensation
$69.28-$80.45/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and surrounding areas since 1924. The hospital is committed to serving local multicultural communities with quality medical and nursing care.
With more than 500 physicians representing virtually every specialty, HPMC strives to distinguish itself as a leading healthcare provider, recognized for providing quality, innovative care in a compassionate manner.
HPMC is part of a global healthcare enterprise which owns and operates general hospitals throughout Korea, numerous research centers in the U.S. and Korea including a medical university, and CHAUM (a premier anti-aging life center).
Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions
Position Summary
Responsible for the evaluation of referred patients to assess their medical condition and functional limitations, restrictions and complaints. To establish and administer a treatment program with specific goals determined according to the patient’s capacity and tolerance, under the administration of the Medical Director.
- Written evaluation of new physical therapy patients.
- Reassessment on ongoing patients.
- Develop and adjust patient treatment plan.
- Develop objective and measurable goals with specific time frames.
- Patient, family and community education.
- Provide rehabilitative physical therapy care to inpatients and outpatients inclusive of, but not limited to modality/exercise treatments, wound care, mobility and gait training.
- Documentation of progress notes and flow sheets/charts according to guidelines of the department, Medicare, Worker’s Compensation, or other specific payors.
- Written discharge assessment notes.
Job Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Bachelor of Science degree from an APTA approved school of Physical Therapy.
Preferred Education
- N/A
Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Experienced preferred (will consider new grad).
Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications
- N/A
Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:
- Valid California Physical Therapist License
- Eligible for membership in the APTA.
- Must adhere to code of ethics of the APTA.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Valid Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of employment)
- Assault Response Competency (ARC) (required within 30 days of employment)
- Status: Per Diem
- Shift: Days
- Hours: 8hrs (8:00am - 4:30pm)
- Weekly/Bi-Weekly Hours: 8hrs/16hrs)
FTE: 0.2
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist is responsible for evaluating patients to assess medical conditions and functional limitations. They will develop and administer personalized treatment programs, including modality treatments, wound care, and mobility training.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science degree from an APTA-approved Physical Therapy program and possess a valid California Physical Therapist license. Additionally, a Basic Life Support certification from the AHA is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,216 salary observations; 4,244 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,898 salary observations; 60,349 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 ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k 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 | 5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $144k–$167k | Physical Therapy median $132k (middle half $128k–$156k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $116k median in California | $94k nationally (+24%)1,216 state / 11,898 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$141k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,738 active | 21,879 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 45% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physical Therapist listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,821 in the last 30 days | 4,441 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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