Senior Physical Therapist, Outpatient MSK

Kaiser Permanente

9 days ago

CaliforniaFull TimePhysical Therapy

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Kaiser Permanente as a Senior Physical Therapist – Outpatient MSK in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.

Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.

Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.

Requirements

service per year as requested by the Rehab Director e. g. journal club presentation, regular in

Benefits & Compensation

reviews of positions on a routine basis.

At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.

Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications: Experience Minimum two (2) years of experience in physical therapy.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Kaiser Permanente as a Senior Physical Therapist – Outpatient MSK.

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningDirect Patient TreatmentPatient EducationClinical DocumentationClinical ResearchStaff EducationProgram DevelopmentComplex Patient ManagementClinical Instruction

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Physical Therapist, Outpatient MSK at Kaiser Permanente a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Physical Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Physical Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Physical Therapy position at Kaiser Permanente is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Discharge Planning, Direct Patient Treatment, Patient Education, Clinical Documentation, Clinical Research, Staff Education. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Physical Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves independently managing physical therapy for patients, evaluating dysfunction, establishing treatment goals, and implementing plans through direct treatment and delegation. Responsibilities also include providing patient/family education, reassessing progress, ensuring accurate doc...

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