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Burger Physical Therapy
Elk Grove, California

Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA, Outpatient

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time Physical Therapist Assistant in outpatient orthopedic clinic. Monday-Friday, 9-5. Elk Grove, CA.

Join Burger Physical Therapy as a Physical Therapist Assistant – Outpatient, M-F in Elk Grove, California, United States. Burger Physical Therapy has provided therapy services since 1978. We current seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Full benefits

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Burger Physical Therapy in Elk Grove, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist Assistant will perform assessments, create treatment plans, and provide therapeutic interventions for patients. They will also guide patients through exercises and functional training while educating families on care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must be a State Board Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. Strong orthopedic experience is required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

AssessmentTreatment planningTherapeutic interventionsActive exercisesPassive exercisesMuscle re-educationActivities of daily livingProsthetic trainingGait trainingFunctional trainingPatient educationOrthopedic therapy

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (1,587 salary observations; 2,968 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (19,903 salary observations; 45,283 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA, Outpatient at Burger Physical Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist Assistant roles.

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

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