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Murrieta, California

Physical Therapist-Part Time Days

Physical TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$48.33-$70.08/hr

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station.

The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center.

Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians.

Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s.

Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Physical Therapist

The Physical Therapist provides comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation services to patients within the hospital setting, including acute care, post-surgical, and medically complex populations.

This role focuses on restoring mobility, improving functional independence, reducing pain, and supporting safe discharge planning.

The Physical Therapist collaborates closely with physicians, nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to deliver evidence-based interventions, ensure continuity of care, and educate patients and families on mobility, safety, and recovery.

The PT maintains complete and accurate documentation, adheres to hospital and regulatory standards, and contributes to quality improvement initiatives to promote optimal clinical outcomes.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Preparatory Data Gathering: Obtains appropriate physician order. Reviews patient's records and test results. Confers with physician, nursing and other members of the health care team, as needed.

Evaluation Skills: Performs evaluations in a setting appropriate to the patien's disability, age and psychosocial needs. Exhibits respect for the needs of the patient and family. Exhibits accuracy in performing patient evaluations; interprets results within scope of licensure. Obtains medical history.

Performs manual muscle testing, joint ROM measurements, self care assessment, functional level assessment (transfers, balance, mobility, etc.), and sensation.

Utilizes a comprehensive approach to patient evaluation and implementation of the therapy program; assesses physical, social and environmental needs of the patient within scope of practice. Develops realistic, measurable long-term and short-term goals.

Discusses goals with patient/family and other health care team members. Performs evaluation in a timely manner.

Treatment Skills: Demonstrates innovation, skill and efficiency in developing and implementing patient treatment programs. Exhibits ability to design treatment programs for patients with varying degrees/types of disabilities and multiple medical problems.

Develops innovative home programs individualized to meet the needs of the patient/family and instructs the patient and family in these programs. Applies therapeutic principles; uses appropriate knowledge and clinical judgement in observing patient's reaction to approprate treatments.

Exhibits good judgement in evaluating techniques, adjusting methodology to elicit the desired change/reach desired goals. Revises available treatment environments to enhance optimal patient performance during treatment/therapy activities.

Discharge: Maintains active and supportive communication with patient/family and members of the health care team, as appropriate, regarding the outcome of evaluation activities, treatment programs, clinical concerns, home care programs and other issues related to the progress and discharge of patient through the therapeutic process. Initiates considration of patient discharge on the day of evaluation to facilitate transition to home care environment.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

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About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Requirements

  • One (1) year experience as a physical therapist in acute care facility preferred.
  • Completion of Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy, entry level Masters Degree or Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy from accredited college or university.
  • Current California license or eligible.
  • BLS (CPR) certification.

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Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Post-surgical careFunctional assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationPatient educationSafety assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 40% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,540 salary observations; 3,962 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,030 salary observations; 57,422 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)), so the posted ~$123k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 27 employers

4
<$110k
4
$110k-135k
16
$135k-160k
9
$160k-185k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
CME allowance
26%
Relocation assistance
13%
Loan repayment
10% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,180 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Murrieta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$603k
Typical market rent
$2,672/mo
Residents’ average commute
37 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
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 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Generous paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities