- Company: Aya Healthcare
- Location: Bakersfield, Kern County
- Salary: $2,029–$2,258/wk
- Full Time
- Bakersfield, Kern County
- $2,029–$2,258/wk
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- $2,029–$2,258/wk
Aya Healthcare at a glance
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Federal funding recipient: largest known award $2.3M from the Department of Health and Human Services (started Apr 8, 2020) — via USAspending.gov
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2,067 employees covered under a retirement plan (2017 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Aya Healthcare is hiring a Travel Physical Therapist (PT) for a 13-week contract assignment in Bakersfield, CA, with weekly pay ranging from $2,029 to $2,258.
About the Role
Step into a rewarding travel assignment as a Physical Therapist with Aya Healthcare in Bakersfield, Kern County. This full-time, on-site opportunity runs for 13 weeks beginning July 6, 2026, on a day shift schedule of five 8-hour days. It's an immediate opening designed for licensed PTs who want hands-on patient care paired with the flexibility and adventure of travel healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess patients and develop individualized physical therapy treatment plans.
- Deliver therapeutic interventions to restore mobility, strength, and function.
- Track patient progress and adjust care strategies as recovery advances.
- Educate patients and their families on home exercises and rehabilitation goals.
- Coordinate with the broader care team to support positive clinical outcomes.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with facility standards.
Qualifications
- Valid Physical Therapist (PT) license appropriate for practice in California.
- Availability for the full 13-week contract starting July 6, 2026.
- Comfort working a day shift of five 8-hour days in Bakersfield, CA.
- Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based rehabilitation care.
About Aya Healthcare
Aya Healthcare connects clinicians with more job opportunities than any other agency in the industry, helping therapists find assignments that match their goals. Travel Physical Therapists with Aya enjoy access to unlimited continuing education units (CEUs) through MedBridge, making it easy to grow your skills while you work.
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Working in Bakersfield, Kern County
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California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Home prices in California (year over year): +1.8% — via FRED
Most recent FEMA-declared disaster in Kern County: Borel Fire (Fire), Jul 2024 — via FEMA
Nearby history: Bakersfield California Building, listed 1983 (149m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 77°F / low 51°F year-round (summers around 95°F, winters around 38°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Most walkable (18.2/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $1,140/mo (1BR) · $1,483/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 129m (423 ft)
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- Optimism
- Sincerity
- Perseverance
- Empathy
- Self-Control
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Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school -- for example, a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. — via O*NET
Industry news
- Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions – May 2026 - Private Equity Stakeholder Project PESP
- West Virginia investing $1.8 million in rural healthcare staffing as state residents struggle to pay for insurance - WVOW Radio
- Healthcare Staffing Agency Loses Bid to Toss Forced Labor Suit - Bloomberg Law News
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Salary & compensation
Workers in Healthcare Practitioners & Technical occupations earn a national median of $71,383 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
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Listing facts
- Role Travel Physical Therapist (PT) – $2,029 to $2,258 per week in Bakersfield, CA
- Employer Aya Healthcare
- Location Bakersfield, Kern County
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) $2,029–$2,258/wk
- Posted December 4, 2025
- Apply by 2026-07-27
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (268 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
- Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
- Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
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- Hacker News — Aya: An open LLM by 3k independent researchers across the globe
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