Physical Therapist - Inpatient

Pacific Coast Post Acute and Outpatient Physical Therapy; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct one-on-one care

5-star facility

Largest rehab gym

Spacious patient rooms

Job summary

Pacific Coast Post Acute in Salinas, CA is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to deliver direct, one-on-one patient care in a 5-star skilled nursing setting. You will join a large rehabilitation gym and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to help patients regain mobility and independence in the community.

The role emphasizes individualized treatment, functional mobility, and meaningful outcomes, with a supportive environment that values clinical excellence and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Current or eligible California Physical Therapist license.
• Strong clinical reasoning and patient-care skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassionate, patient-centered approach.
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Interest in orthopedic, neurological, geriatric, and medically complex rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Performing comprehensive physical therapy evaluations.
• Developing individualized treatment plans.
• Providing hands-on therapeutic interventions and exercise.
• Addressing gait, balance, strength, endurance, transfers, and mobility.
• Monitoring progress and modifying treatment plans as needed.
• Educating patients and families.
• Collaborating with PT, OT, ST, nursing, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Preparing patients for safe transitions home or to their next level of care.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Patient-care skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Orthopedic rehab

Neurological rehab

Geriatric rehab

Education

California Physical Therapist license

Job description

Physical Therapist – Full Time

Pacific Coast Post Acute | Salinas, CA

Practice Physical Therapy in an Environment Built for Rehabilitation

Pacific Coast Post Acute is a 5-star skilled nursing facility with spacious patient rooms, a strong interdisciplinary team, and the largest rehabilitation gym in the region.

We are looking for a full-time Physical Therapist who wants to provide direct, one-on-one patient care in a supportive environment where therapists have the space, equipment, and clinical freedom to do their best work.

This is not an assembly-line therapy setting. Our focus is on individualized treatment, meaningful patient relationships, and helping people regain the mobility and independence they need to return home and back into the community.

Why Join Pacific Coast Post Acute?

• Direct one-on-one patient care
• 5-star skilled nursing facility
• Largest rehabilitation gym in the region
• Spacious patient rooms ideal for functional mobility and bedside training
• Large, well-equipped rehabilitation space
• Supportive and close-knit therapy team
• Strong collaboration with nursing, physicians, OT, ST, and other disciplines
• Diverse orthopedic, neurological, geriatric, and medically complex caseload
• Opportunity to follow patients throughout their recovery
• Focus on quality care and meaningful outcomes

A Rehab Gym That Gives You Room to Work

Our expansive rehabilitation gym gives therapists the space to provide creative and functional treatment without feeling confined to a small treatment area.

You will have room for gait training, balance activities, strengthening, endurance training, transfers, and higher-level functional mobility.

Combined with our large patient rooms, therapists can work with patients both in the gym and in real-life environments where functional mobility matters most.

What You’ll Do

As a Physical Therapist, you will evaluate and treat patients with a wide range of mobility and functional needs while creating individualized plans of care based on each patient's goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing comprehensive physical therapy evaluations
• Developing individualized treatment plans
• Providing hands-on therapeutic interventions and exercise
• Addressing gait, balance, strength, endurance, transfers, and mobility
• Monitoring progress and modifying treatment plans as needed
• Educating patients and families
• Collaborating with PT, OT, ST, nursing, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team
• Preparing patients for safe transitions home or to their next level of care

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for a therapist who values both clinical excellence and personal connection with patients.

Qualifications:

• Current or eligible California Physical Therapist license
• Strong clinical reasoning and patient-care skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Compassionate, patient-centered approach
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Interest in orthopedic, neurological, geriatric, and medically complex rehabilitation

Skilled nursing or rehabilitation experience is preferred but not required. New graduates and therapists transitioning from outpatient, acute care, or home health are encouraged to apply.

See the Difference Your Work Makes

Our patients often come to us after hospitalization, surgery, illness, or a significant decline in mobility. As their Physical Therapist, you have the opportunity to work with them consistently, build trust, celebrate their progress, and help them regain their independence.

If you became a Physical Therapist because you wanted to work directly with patients, build meaningful relationships, and see the impact of your care, we would love to meet you.

Come join a 5-star rehabilitation environment with exceptional space, a strong team, and a rehab gym designed to let therapists do what they do best.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Beautiful Salinas, California