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Shriners Children's
Galt, California

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$42.79–$64.20 /hr

The week · per this posting

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated per diem Physical Therapist to join our team in a supportive, energetic, and patient-focused setting.

The Physical Therapist (PT) provides evaluation and therapy services, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transition of care, in an efficient, age-appropriate, and culturally sensitive manner upon licensed independent practitioner referral.

Key Responsibilities

Upon receiving a licensed independent practitioner referral, implements a systematic patient examination and evaluation utilizing comprehensive compliant and safe clinical care demonstrating the philosophy of family centered care

Works with medical staff and the multidisciplinary team to design and implement individualized plans of care to meet the needs of the patient and their family.

  • Makes appropriate discharge plans by collaborating with patients, families and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Functions as a team member and develops leadership skills through activities such as mentoring and providing education to students and other professionals.
  • Supports risk management and compliance initiatives through accurate, thorough documentation.

Required Qualifications

  • Education necessary to obtain License in State of Practice
  • Minnesota PT license
  • CPR/BLS (per hospital policy)

Preferred Qualifications

1 year physical therapy experience; will consider new grads

Pediatric Experience

The pay range for this position is $42.79 - $64.20. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must possess the necessary education to obtain a Minnesota Physical Therapy license and hold current CPR/BLS certification. While not mandatory, one year of physical therapy experience and pediatric experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPediatric careDischarge planningInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,005 salary observations; 3,600 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,282 salary observations; 53,962 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).

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs

4
<$105k
4
$105k-130k
8
$130k-155k
11
$155k-180k
1
$180k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
69%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
24%
Visa sponsorship
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical TherapistPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · Escondido, California

$80-$110/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Acute CarePer Diem

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$63.78-$89.28/hr
#3

Physical Therapist - Transitional Care Center (Saturdays Only)

$51.76-$80.34/hr
#4

Physical Therapist- Home Health

$75-$80/hr
+ 47 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,195 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Galt

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$487k
Typical market rent
$2,432/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
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 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Shriners Children's

Hospitals and Health Care
Montreal, Quebec
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Per Diem