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Physical Therapist - Occupational Health

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

MON-THU and TUE- FRI

Job Summary:

Provide comprehensive evaluation of assigned patients condition and develop goal-oriented treatment programs designed to bring the patient to a normal or optimum state of health and functioning. Follows evidence-based evaluation and treatment strategies. Provide and document a course of treatment. Delivers care that meets or exceeds service excellence. Communicates and coordinates the patients care with other team members. May require local travel.

Essential Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care: Participates in the evaluation and treatment of members within the employees license. Follows all practice act and compliance regulations. Documents within the standards of Kaiser Permanente. Communicates with appropriate team members regarding the care of the member.

Contributes to the efficiency and productivity of the organization by managing own workload autonomously (scheduling, consultation, participation in non-direct patient care activities as needed or assigned). Provides leadership to Physical Therapy Assistants.

  • Patient Experience: Coordinates the delivery of care that meets or exceeds service excellence standards.
  • Remains current in recent developments in physical therapy techniques and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience
  • N/A

Education

  • Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy.
  • License, Certification, Registration
  • Physical Therapist License (Washington) required at hire
  • Basic Life Support required at hire

Additional Requirements

Working knowledge of relevant clinical practice in Physical Therapy developed through clinical coursework, internships or previous PT work experience.

  • Demonstrated commitment to delivering high quality customer/patient service.
  • Proven organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • May require local travel.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two (2) years experience in an PT outpatient setting.
  • Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and develop goal-oriented treatment programs for patients. Coordinate care with team members and provide leadership to Physical Therapy Assistants.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and a Washington state Physical Therapist license. Basic Life Support certification is required at the time of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningOccupational HealthClinical DocumentationOrganizational SkillsEvidence-based Practice

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 54% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In Washington, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$101k (421 salary observations; 1,196 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,861 salary observations; 55,605 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 Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Occupational Health at Kaiser Permanente a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 41 employers

16
<$120k
12
$120k-140k
14
$140k-160k
7
$160k-180k
1
$187k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Seattle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$881k
Typical market rent
$2,234/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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