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Interim HealthCare - Allentown
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$65-$125/hr

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Job Description

Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health

Serving patients across Carbon County | Per-Diem

Therapy Where It Matters MOST

In home health, you treat patients where real life happens: the stairs they climb, the bathroom they navigate, the kitchen they want to cook in again. You design therapy around those goals and watch patients regain strength, mobility, and confidence.

And here's our promise to you: when you come to work with us, we go to work with you. As a Home Health Physical Therapist, you'll never feel alone in this. You'll have a team behind you, a local owner who knows your name, and a system built to support you, so therapy can feel like therapy again. This is what real support looks like: an office that answers the phone, has your back, and celebrates the difference you make every single day.

Why Interim Healthcare

At Interim HealthCare of [Office Name], therapists are trusted as clinical experts and supported as people. Our model prioritizes clinician support, flexibility, professional judgment, and personalized patient care.

What That Means for You

  • Competitive pay: $65-$125 per visit, paid weekly based on experience and visit type
  • $5,000 sign-on bonus!
  • Clinical autonomy to evaluate, set goals, and adjust treatment within the plan of care
  • A responsive clinical and leadership team with interdisciplinary support
  • Flexible scheduling that supports work-life balance
  • One-on-one visits focused on functional outcomes and measurable progress
  • Training and growth through online training, continuing education opportunities, and tuition discount programs

What You'll Do

As a Home Health PT, you will deliver personalized therapy that helps patients move safely and confidently at home:

  • Evaluate function, mobility, strength, balance, safety, and equipment needs in the home
  • Help develop the plan of care with measurable short- and long-term goals
  • Provide therapeutic exercise, gait and transfer training, and other interventions per the plan of care
  • Reassess at each visit, complete re-evaluations, and obtain revised orders when indicated
  • Educate patients, families, and caregivers on exercises, fall prevention, and safe mobility
  • Supervise physical therapist assistants as assigned
  • Document treatment, response, and progress accurately and on time, and support discharge planning

What You Bring

  • Graduate of a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program [or other qualifying pathway] with a current Pennsylvania PT license
  • Two years of physical therapy experience relevant to the patient population within the past five years preferred
  • Home health experience preferred
  • Current CPR certification
  • Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation
  • Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and documentation skills

Why Work for Interim Healthcare of Allentown?

We are a locally owned business backed by the strength of Interim HealthCare, the nation's first home care company, founded in 1966. As a Home Health Physical Therapist, you will have the autonomy to personalize care, the support to do it well, and a team that recognizes the difference you make. [Optional: add one local differentiator, such as years serving the community, local ownership story, or recent recognition.]

If you want to make therapy personal and practical as a Physical Therapist, with a team that supports you, we would love to connect.

Apply today and experience a better way to practice physical therapy with Interim HealthCare.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate patient function and mobility in their homes to develop and implement personalized treatment plans. They will provide therapeutic interventions, educate patients and caregivers, and document progress to ensure measurable functional outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program with a current Pennsylvania PT license. Two years of relevant experience and current CPR certification are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Home health carePatient evaluationGait trainingClinical documentationPatient educationCare planningMobility assessmentStrength trainingInterdisciplinary collaboration

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 53% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (445 salary observations; 2,261 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,296 salary observations; 58,632 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Pennsylvania vs national$91k median in Pennsylvania$94k nationally (−3%)445 state / 15,296 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania928 active21,884 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 53% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
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 contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
29% this job
Loan repayment
23%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,840 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Interim HealthCare - Allentown

Health, Wellness & Fitness
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Weekly Pay
Flexible Scheduling
Online Training
Continuing Education Opportunities
Tuition Discount Programs
Clinical Autonomy
Interdisciplinary Support

Living in Jim Thorpe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$289k
Median resident rent
$908/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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