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Encinitas, California

Physical Therapist - Ortho/Neuro - Outpatient - Encinitas

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

This is a full-time position located at Encinitas Outpatient Rehab Clinic with a focus on Orthopedic and Neurologic Rehab. M-F

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why Join Scripps Health?

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  • Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
  • Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
  • Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Why Join This Unit?

  • Largest rehabilitation team in the Scripps Health system
  • New, state of the art facility
  • Close-knit team environment

The Physical Therapist provides Physical Therapy evaluation, assessment, prognosis, treatment, and education as prescribed by qualified medical practitioner in accordance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act and Title 16 requirements.

#*$4K New Hire Incentive, $3K Relocation if moving from 100+ miles*

The Following Are Not Eligible for Hiring Incentives

  • Internal candidates
  • Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago

In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met:

  • Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
  • Must remain in original department/specialty
  • Must remain in original Job Title
  • Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter

Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy
  • Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the State of California OR Pending CA PT License. License must be in hand for start.
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience as a Physical Therapist in an outpatient orthopedic setting

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and assess patients, determine prognosis, and provide physical therapy treatment and education as prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner. Deliver care in accordance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act and Title 16 requirements, with a focus on orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation.

Requirements

Applicants must graduate from an accredited school of Physical Therapy, hold or have a pending California Physical Therapist license (the license must be in hand by the start date), and have current American Heart Association BLS certification. At least one year of outpatient orthopedic physical therapy experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient EducationOrthopedic RehabilitationOutpatient RehabilitationPhysical Therapy Practice Act Compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,518 salary observations; 3,892 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Ortho/Neuro - Outpatient - Encinitas at Scripps Health 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 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

21
<$120k
8
$120k-140k
12
$140k-160k
8
$160k-180k
1
$180k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
55% this job
CME allowance
53%
Relocation assistance
15% this job
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist, Home Health

Sutter Health · Alameda, California

$64.42-$86.55/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - $5k Sign On Bonus!

Compassus · Napa, California

$55.42-$86.03/hr
#3

Physical Therapist- Home Health- North County Coastal/Inland

$141k – $177k
#4

Travel Physical Therapist | $85.00/hour!

$85/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Encinitas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.76M
Typical market rent
$4,324/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

$4,000 New Hire Incentive
$3,000 Relocation Assistance (100+ miles)
Transitional and Professional Development Programs