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Palazzo Post Acute
Los Angeles, California

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35-$38/hr

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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

Provides patient care and patient related activities as directed by the Staff Therapist and 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.
  • Treat patients as directed by licensed therapist.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

Graduate of an Accredited Assistant Program

  • Successful completion of certificate/state licensure process for Physical or Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • 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.

Must have current registration/licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant or Occupational Therapist Assistant

Benefits for Full Time

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

Key Responsibilities

Provides patient care and related activities as directed by a licensed therapist in accordance with medical practices and company policies. Ensures residents are treated with dignity and respect while maintaining a professional and cooperative environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyCommunicationProfessionalism

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (1,160 salary observations; 4,433 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,670 salary observations; 64,203 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 ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k 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$73k–$79kPhysical Therapy median $86k (middle half $81k–$93k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$117k median in California$94k nationally (+24%)1,160 state / 11,670 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$69k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in California1,776 active21,979 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 84% remote · 8% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physical therapist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,887 in the last 30 days4,353 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.3% 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 PTA Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

6 jobs · 1 employer
6
<$85k

Annual compensation range

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Oakland

CVHCare · Oakland, California

From $80,000
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Vacaville/NapaPer Diem

CVHCare · Vacaville, California

From $80,000
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - San Jose

From $80,000
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Antioch

From $80,000
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Palazzo Post Acute

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance with Rx benefits
Dental insurance
Vision care
Paid vacation

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.