Physical Therapist PT Home Health (PRN)
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Job Description
Empath Home Health, a member of Empath Health is seeking a compassionate PRN Home Health PT Physical Therapist to work with us to provide exceptional and individualized care in Manatee county (Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and surrounding areas).
Award-Winning Home Health: Recognized as one of America's Best Home Health Providers for 2026, Empath Home Health delivers high‑quality, outcomes‑driven care trusted by patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Empath Home Health provides skilled nursing and therapy services to help patients recover and maintain independence at home, along with personal care support that assists with daily needs as part of a seamless continuum of care.
Locations: Home health visits in Manatee county (including Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Anna Maria Island, Ellenton, Palmetto, and surrounding areas).
Visits may also be available in Sarasota and/or Hillsborough counties if desired.
Schedule
PRN; 5-10+ home health visits per week. Required weekend/holiday on-call rotations.
What You'll Do
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including OASIS assessments at required intervals
- Develop, initiate, and revise individualized plans of care as patient needs evolve
- Deliver skilled physical therapy services and treatments as outlined in the plan of care
- Counsel and educate patients and families on disease processes, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure seamless, holistic care
- Why Join Empath Health as a PRN clinician?
- Flexible scheduling and manageable caseloads
Strong Interdisciplinary Support
- Growth potential: several roles could expand to full-time as the market grows!
- Meaningful, patient-centered care in the comfort of patients’ homes
- Make a Difference: Join a mission-driven team dedicated to kindness, compassion, and Full Life Care for All.
What You'll Need
Active Florida PT License
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a licensed Physical Therapist (PT).
- Home health care experience strongly preferred.
- Strong assessment, critical thinking, and patient education skills
- Willingness to participate in weekend and holiday rotations
Unified in empathy, we serve our communities through extraordinary Full Life Care for All.
Empath Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization providing Full Life Care through a connected network of services across Florida—including hospice, home health, grief care, geriatric primary care, elder care (PACE), HIV and sexual health (EPIC), and dementia support.
Full Life Care means caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—with empathy and dignity. Our care goes beyond medicine to help people feel seen, supported, and valued at every stage of life.
At Empath Health, you’ll find purpose, partnership, and possibility in a culture where compassion drives excellence and every team member helps make life’s journey more meaningful.
Empath Health is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws.
It is Empath Health's policy not to discriminate against any qualified person or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual's disability.
Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, Empath Health will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made Empath Health aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to Empath Health.
If you are an applicant and need a reasonable accommodation when applying for job opportunities within Empath Health or to request a reasonable accommodation to utilize Empath Health's online employment application, please contact HRTalentAcquisition@EmpathHealth.org.
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Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care. Deliver skilled physical therapy services while educating patients and families on self-care and disease management.
Requirements
Requires an active Florida Physical Therapist license and a minimum of one year of experience. Home health care experience is strongly preferred along with the ability to participate in weekend and holiday rotations.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (736 salary observations; 3,331 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,056 salary observations; 57,503 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.
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