Home Health Physical Therapist
Listed compensation
$65-$75/hr
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Home Health Physical Therapist
A great healthcare facility located near Fair Oaks, California, is seeking a Physical Therapist to join its Home Health team.
Offering: $65.00 - $75.00/hour + $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
Home Health Physical Therapist Opportunity
- Full-Time, Permanent, Direct-Hire
- Schedule: Monday – Friday
- Setting: Home Health
Offers a comprehensive and robust benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Physical coverage, as well as a 401(k) retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program, Mileage Reimbursement, and much more
Home Health Physical Therapist Responsibilities
Guide patients through exercises to improve strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance.
Assess the patients' living space to identify fall hazards and provide specific, actionable recommendations to improve safety and accessibility.
Teach patients and their families how to execute daily exercises safely and manage chronic conditions.
Home Health Physical Therapist Qualifications
- Must have an active BLS certification or be able to obtain one upon hire
- Must have a Master’s or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy
- Must have an Active California License to practice Physical Therapy
Surrounding Locations and Community
Enjoy a relaxed, sun-drenched lifestyle where small-town charm meets big-city perks. Life revolves around the outdoors, with locals spending weekends biking along the river or taking quick weekend road trips to Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, or San Francisco.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will guide patients through exercises to improve strength, coordination, and endurance while assessing living spaces for safety hazards. They are also responsible for teaching patients and their families how to safely manage chronic conditions and daily exercises.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and possess an active California license. An active BLS certification is also required or must be obtained upon hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home Health Physical Therapist at Ironside Human Resources a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Physical Therapist Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 113 active listings.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (706 salary observations; 1,448 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (20,704 salary observations; 48,650 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
- No weekends
Living in Sacramento
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $455k
- Typical market rent
- $2,056/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.7
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.