Physical Therapist - Acute Care

Stanford Health Care

8 days ago

Palo Alto, Californiastarting at $55Full TimePhysical Therapy

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Stanford Health Care as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care in United States. 1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2654473 Onsite 107770008 Physical Therapy 300P Other PALO ALTO, 300 Pasteur Dr, California If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist II takes an active role in multi-disciplinary care team discussions, recommending the most appropriate treatment plan for the needs of the patient.

Supervises patient care responsibilities of Physical Therapy interns, Physical Therapy Assistants and duties of Rehabilitation Aide.

Requirements

Basic Life Support and PHYTHR

CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C

CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient

experience and represents a framework for patient

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $116K - $153K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Stanford Health Care as a Physical Therapist – Acute Care.

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningAdvanced Clinical SkillsMulti-disciplinary CareClinical AdvisingSupervisionClinical InstructionProgram DevelopmentPerformance ImprovementPolicy DevelopmentUtilization ManagementRegulatory ComplianceClinical ReasoningSafety AwarenessCommunicationDocumentation

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Acute Care at Stanford Health Care a 5.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as moderate. This places the position in the average range of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Stanford Health Care is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Stanford Health Care lists compensation for this psychologist position at $55k to $74k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Palo Alto, California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($55k–$74k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Advanced Clinical Skills, Multi-disciplinary Care, Clinical Advising, Supervision, Clinical Instruction, Program Development. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: This experienced Physical Therapist role involves evaluating and developing treatment plans for complex patients across various ages and diagnoses using advanced skills. The therapist will also actively participate in multi-disciplinary care teams, advise less experienced staff, and supervise intern...

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