Physical Therapist 1 - Outpatient

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Physical Therapist 1 - Outpatient

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

10 hour day shifts, 4x per week; shift varies (Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-7:00pm, Friday: 7:00am-6:00pm)

Posted Date

08/17/2026

Salary Range: $56.17 - 60.47 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32175

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Seeking a Physical Therapist with strong background and clinical expertise in Neurologic rehabilitation with varying patient demographics from adolescents to geriatrics. Primary functions are to provide applicable physical therapy care for patients with various diagnoses in a fast paced outpatient setting. Major duties include: patient evaluation and treatment, electronic medical record documentation, maintain expected productivity levels (including special assignments), special projects and duties as assigned. The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. This candidate will be responsible for working with a physical therapist assistant and delegating patient caseloads as appropriate.

Salary range: $56.17 -$73.99/hour

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• California Physical Therapy License or eligibility to work as such.
• Experience with neurological conditions necessary to successfully navigate this position.
• Current BCLS Certificate from AHA or ARC
• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously as well as part of a collaborative team.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients and staff from varied cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Skill in making appropriate and effective decisions based on needs of the patient, priorities of the department, and the Medical Center and Department Policies and Procedures. Demonstrates ability to establish an appropriate treatment plan, select appropriate treatment techniques, assess the results based upon synthesis of all available information, and the patients' functional goals, with changes in the plan and timely discharge as indicated.
• Ability to safely perform repetitive bending, stooping, sitting, squatting, walking, standing during 8-10 hr. day. Normal duties involve lifting (up to 35 pounds without equipment), transferring patients, and pushing wheelchairs up to 500 feet.
• Ability to assign and supervise the performance of appropriate treatment within the technical and legal capabilities of support personnel.
• More than 2 years of licensed PT experience qualifies for PT 2

Preferred:

• More than 2 years of licensed PT experience
• Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

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