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Select Physical Therapy
Santee, California

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$82k-$100k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 26m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Select Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist – Outpatient, $5K Sign-On, Loan Repayment in Santee, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $82K - $100K
  • Signing bonus: $5,000.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Mentorship and orientation programs
  • Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
  • Generous PTO
  • Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
  • Life and disability protection

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Select Physical Therapy in Santee, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist is responsible for evaluating, treating, and documenting patient care while maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards. They must also maintain professional communication with colleagues, physicians, and patients while participating in center meetings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school and possess a current state license or eligibility for licensure. A valid CPR certification is also required for the position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Orthopedic physical therapyClinical documentationPatient evaluationTreatment planningSports medicineAquaticsNeurological rehabilitationPelvic healthConcussion careHand therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (418 salary observations; 706 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (4,981 salary observations; 11,236 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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 ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 24 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Select Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Mentorship and orientation programs
Unmatched CEU program with paid national certifications
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and disability protection
Student loan repayment program
Outpatient Clinical Advancement Program with bonus incentives