Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic
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Job Description
Burger Physical Therapy has provided therapy services since 1978.
We currently seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Physical Therapist to join our Burger owned Physical Therapy Outpatient Clinic located in Rancho Cordova, the greater Sacramento area in California. This is a great facility with state-of-the-art equipment and managed by a popular and approachable Clinic Coordinator!
We seek an energetic Physical Therapist willing to integrate into this interdisciplinary team proving clinical excellence!
This position is offered at full-time with a full benefit package, Monday -- Friday, or choose from many alternative work week schedules to include four 10/hour days. This opportunity is open to a new graduate or experienced Physical Therapist! We can make a flexible part-time schedule work around your existing commitments!
Burger offers a zero-premium healthcare plan this year - ask me for more information!
Primary Responsibilities
- Assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions
- Aid and direct patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, activities of daily living, prosthetic training, gait and functional training.
- Educate patient and family on proper care plans
- Communicate with team members to ensure quality care is being provided.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will perform patient assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide therapeutic interventions including muscle re-education and functional training. They are also responsible for educating patients and their families on care plans and communicating effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
The position requires a State Board Licensed Physical Therapist. It is open to both new graduates and experienced professionals.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,518 salary observations; 3,892 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,787 salary observations; 56,350 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).
Burger Physical Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 36 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist, Outpatient Orthopedic at Burger Physical Therapy a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,017 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Rancho Cordova
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $478k
- Typical market rent
- $2,422/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 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.