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Physical Therapist: Lake/Ashtabula Counties

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Join our team as a Physical Therapist and make a lasting impression on the lives of your patients - one step, one stretch, one success at a time. Help patients restore movement, improve strength, and regain independence after illness or injury. You'll be part of a compassionate team that values innovation, collaboration, and the power of personalized care.

Organizes and conducts Physical Therapy program to facilitate the rehabilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities.

The Physical Therapist directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to restore, re-enforce and correct pathology to promote and/or maintain good health.

Performs evaluation(s) and develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient’s rehabilitation needs within the care continuum.

  • Performs effective treatment techniques in a competent manner.
  • Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.
  • Initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
  • Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.

Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.

Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Schedule and Territory

  • 100%25 travel to the patients homes to provide care.
  • Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays.
  • This position will cover Lake county and parts of Ashtabula.
  • Full time 40 hours per week.
  • Why Choose UH Home Care as a Physical Therapist?
  • $6,000 Sign-on Bonus: must be newly hired to UH and have at least 1 year of PT experience
  • $4,000 New Grad Sign-on Bonus
  • Enhanced PTO (5+ years experience)
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Career Ladder Progression
  • Enjoy scheduling flexibility and 1:1 time with your patients in a vibrant practice setting
  • Nestmed AI tool coming soon to assist with work life balance

Education and Certifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program required.
  • Evaluation and treatment skills necessary to provide Physical Therapy appropriate to the developmental and chronological age of patients on caseload.
  • Professional initiative, objectivity, good time management and interpersonal skills.
  • Physically, cognitively and perceptually able to provide patient treatment and able to assist in physical mobility of patients and equipment.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 Days.
  • Licensed Physical Therapist, Ohio and/or Multi State Compact license required.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients and develop and deliver individualized physical therapy plans to restore movement, strength, health, and independence. Educate patients and caregivers, participate in discharge planning, and complete documentation, billing, and other department operations.

Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited physical therapy program and an Ohio and/or Multi-State Compact physical therapist license. Candidates must have the clinical, communication, time-management, and physical abilities needed to treat patients; Basic Life Support certification is required within 90 days.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningTherapeutic TechniquesPatient EducationPatient Mobility AssistanceProtected Health Information Management

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 Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (384 salary observations; 1,911 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,723 salary observations; 56,085 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist: Lake/Ashtabula Counties at University Hospitals a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,935 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 21 employers

13
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
7
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
75%
Sign-on bonus
61% this job
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Concierge Home Care · Tallahassee, Florida

$70+/visit
#2

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Concierge Home Care · Lakeland, Florida

$70+/visit
#3

Physical Therapist - Travel

$70/hr
#4

Travel Physical Therapist

$70/hr
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,935 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Warrensville Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Median resident rent
$1,044/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

$6,000 Sign-on Bonus
$4,000 New Grad Sign-on Bonus
Enhanced PTO (5+ years experience)
Mileage Reimbursement
Career Ladder Progression
Scheduling Flexibility