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Wesley Life
Urbandale, Iowa

Physical Therapist, Home Health

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

As a Physical Therapist, you’ll make a direct and meaningful impact on the health, comfort, and daily experience of those we serve. You’ll work one‑on‑one with clients in their homes, helping them regain mobility, improve strength, and maintain independence in the place that matters most.

Day in the Life of a Physical Therapist with Wesleylife At Home:

  • Empower clients through personalized care.
  • Assess clients in their homes and develop individualized treatment plans that support mobility, safety, and functional goals.
  • Deliver one‑on‑one therapy, using tailored exercises, manual interventions, gait training, and evidence‑based techniques.
  • Educate & support clients and caregivers how to safely navigate daily activities, manage pain, and make simple home modifications that support independence.
  • Collaborate & communicate with interdisciplinary team to ensure care is coordinated, holistic, and aligned with the client’s goals.
  • Monitor progress and adjust plans as needs evolve, ensuring clients receive high‑quality, responsive support.
  • Assess patients at home and create personalized treatment plans to improve mobility and function.
  • Deliver tailored therapy including exercises, manual techniques, and gait training.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on safe practices, pain management, and home modifications.
  • Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure coordinated and continuous care.
  • Communicate progress and adjust plans based on patient needs and team input.

Qualifications

  • Valid Iowa driver’s license.
  • Current auto insurance.
  • Currently licensed as a Physical Therapist in the state of Iowa
  • Current Basic Life Support certification.
  • Doctor of physical therapy degree from a physical therapist education program.

What We Offer

  • We now have AI Auto-Charting technology! This technology within our EMR allows for limited manual entry and reduces administrative work time leading to a better work life balance for our PTs
  • BONUS: A $5,000 dollar sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.
  • DailyPay Access: Get paid when you need it — instantly access your earnings before payday
  • Mileage reimbursement at 58.5 cents per mile
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including health care, vision, dental, and 401(k).
  • Free wellness center memberships and cash incentives for healthy habits
  • Voluntary benefits including life, accident, and critical illness coverage
  • Scholarship Assistance: Up to $3,000/year
  • Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $1,500/year
  • Educational Discounts: 18% off tuition at Purdue University Global
  • Ongoing leadership training and development pathways

WesleyLife Hospice provides services in-home and elsewhere; wherever we’re needed, we extend the personalized patient- and family-centered care we’re known for. We believe hospice is not about the end of life, but about encouraging patients to live life on their terms.

WesleyLife Hospice comes to patients wherever they call home — their house or apartment, WesleyLife- or non-WesleyLife-affiliated senior living community, a health center, or a hospital. We are honored to serve residents in Boone, Dallas, Hamilton, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Story, and Warren counties in Iowa.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today!

WesleyLife is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As part of your pre-hire screening process you will be required to complete a pre-hire background check, health assessment and 4 panel drug screen.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will assess patients in their homes to develop and implement personalized treatment plans aimed at improving mobility and functional independence. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide holistic care and educate patients and caregivers on safe practices and pain management.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningManual therapyHome health carePatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationElectronic medical records

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 48% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $93k (middle half $88k–$103k)268 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Iowa209 active21,898 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 48% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onIowa Physical Therapist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 28% offer loan repayment215 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 26 employers
12
<$105k
7
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
2
$135k-150k
5
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Travel Physical TherapistContract

Ironside Human Resources · Augusta, Georgia

$75/hr
#2

Physical Therapist (PT)

Healthpro Heritage · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

$70-$75/hr
#3

School Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$73/hr
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

$150k
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,827 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Wesley Life

Non-profit Organizations
Johnston, Iowa
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

AI Auto-Charting Technology
$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
DailyPay Access
Mileage Reimbursement at 58.5 cents/mile
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k)

Living in Urbandale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$309k
Typical market rent
$1,038/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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