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Marysville, Washington

Physical Therapist - Outpatient (Smokey Point/Marysville)

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Provide comprehensive evaluation of assigned patients condition and develop goal-oriented treatment programs designed to bring the patient to a normal or optimum state of health and functioning. Follows evidence-based evaluation and treatment strategies. Provide and document a course of treatment. Delivers care that meets or exceeds service excellence. Communicates and coordinates the patients care with other team members. May require local travel.

Essential Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care: Participates in the evaluation and treatment of members within the employees license. Follows all practice act and compliance regulations. Documents within the standards of Kaiser Permanente. Communicates with appropriate team members regarding the care of the member.

Contributes to the efficiency and productivity of the organization by managing own workload autonomously (scheduling, consultation, participation in non-direct patient care activities as needed or assigned). Provides leadership to Physical Therapy Assistants.

  • Patient Experience: Coordinates the delivery of care that meets or exceeds service excellence standards.
  • Remains current in recent developments in physical therapy techniques and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience
  • N/A

Education

  • Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy.
  • License, Certification, Registration
  • Physical Therapist License (Washington) required at hire
  • Basic Life Support required at hire

Additional Requirements

Working knowledge of relevant clinical practice in Physical Therapy developed through clinical coursework, internships or previous PT work experience.

  • Demonstrated commitment to delivering high quality customer/patient service.
  • Proven organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • May require local travel.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two (2) years experience in an PT outpatient setting.
  • Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive evaluations and develop goal-oriented treatment programs to optimize patient health and functioning. Coordinate care with team members and provide leadership to Physical Therapy Assistants while maintaining productivity standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and a valid Washington state license and BLS certification. A Clinical Doctorate and two years of outpatient experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningEvidence-Based PracticeClinical DocumentationPatient Care CoordinationOrganizational SkillsCustomer Service

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Washington, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$101k (568 salary observations; 1,166 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient (Smokey Point/Marysville) at Kaiser Permanente a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

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

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Marysville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$588k
Typical market rent
$2,554/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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