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Palazzo Post Acute
Los Angeles, California

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team-player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

You care.

Position Summary

Evaluates and treats patients and communicates with patients, clients, and team members. Maintains documentation of services in the medical record. Conducts in-services and training for patients, clients, and team members on an ongoing basis in restorative techniques. Completes all duties in accordance with established medical practices, governmental requirements and Company policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values, and standards of ethical behavior.

Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Assists co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.

Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.

Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room.

Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.

Supervise Therapist Assistants and therapy students in direct patient care to carry out plan of care and patient related activities per state practice act and reimbursement regulations.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a valid state license or eligibility to obtain license in state where services are provided.

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Commitment to the company mission to consistently deliver high quality, person-centered care with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity, and to enrich every life we touch. Embracing the company values of care & compassion, community, honesty & integrity, teamwork, innovation and safety.

Ability to represent Company in an ethical and professional manner, and to maintain accountability.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance with Rx benefits
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision care
  • Paid vacation

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist is responsible for evaluating and treating patients while maintaining accurate medical records. They also supervise therapy assistants and students while ensuring all care is delivered with dignity and respect.

Key Skills

Physical therapyPatient evaluationPatient treatmentMedical documentationSupervisionCommunicationClinical training

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (1,220 salary observations; 4,366 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,288 salary observations; 64,780 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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 ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$135kPhysical Therapy median $130k (middle half $113k–$141k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$118k median in California$94k nationally (+26%)1,220 state / 12,288 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$117k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in California1,775 active21,928 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 58% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $13k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,998 in the last 30 days4,222 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 17 employers
13
<$115k
11
$115k-135k
8
$135k-155k
2
$155k-175k
3
$186k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
61%
CME allowance
58%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist II, Pelvic Health, Lymphedema, Dublin

Sutter Health · Dublin, California

$133k-$186k
#2

Physical Therapist II, Santa Cruz, Limited Term

Sutter Health · Santa Cruz, California

$133k-$186k
#3

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist II, Sunnyvale

$133k-$186k
#4

Physical Therapist

$165,000
+ 35 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 22,055 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$922k
Typical market rent
$2,772/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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