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Physical Therapist | UF Health Gainesville Homecare | PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Provision of professional therapy services in compliance with the state Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirement, applicable healthcare standards, governmental laws and regulations, and Shands HomeCare policies, procedures, and philosophy of care.

The Physical Therapist is responsible to proactively apply professional knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the patient/client and facilitate the achievement of individualized, defined and measurable outcomes. This position reports to and is supported by the Director of Rehab or designee.

Reporting to this position may be a Physical Therapy Assistant. Must successfully pass an AHCA Level 2 screening for this position: info.flclearinghouse.com

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral Degree. Licensed in the State of Florida. Home care experience preferred.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'frequent driver'NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Licensure/Certification/Registration: See Minimum Education and Experience Requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist provides professional therapy services in a homecare setting to meet patient needs and achieve measurable outcomes. They are responsible for following healthcare standards, governmental laws, and Shands HomeCare policies while supervising Physical Therapy Assistants.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient CareRehabilitationClinical Documentation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (720 salary observations; 3,226 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,655 salary observations; 55,733 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 30 employers

18
<$110k
10
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
5
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
84%
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical TherapistContract

Concierge Home Care · Tallahassee, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

Physical Therapist, RPT, Flexible Weekday ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Vero Beach, Florida

$65-$75/hr
#3

Physical Therapist (PT) Acute Care TempForce

$75/hr
#4

Travel Physical Therapist

$75/hr
+ 39 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 22,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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