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Port Charlotte, Florida

Physical Therapist PT Home Health (PRN)

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Empath Home Health, a member of Empath Health is seeking a compassionate PRN Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to work with us to provide exceptional and individualized care to patients in the Port Charlotte/North Port and surrounding area.

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 available in Port Charlotte, Venice, Englewood, Rotonda West, North Port, and surrounding areas.

Schedule: PRN; 5-10+ home health visits available per week

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 occupational 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: certain roles could expand to full-time as the market grows
  • Meaningful, patient-centered care in the comfort of patients’ homes

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.

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Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care to support patient recovery. Deliver skilled physical therapy services while educating patients and families on disease management and self-care techniques.

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 strong assessment and critical thinking skills.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningDisease process counselingInterdisciplinary collaboration

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.

How many Physical Therapy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarketBasis
Florida vs national$90k median in Florida$94k nationally (−4%)736 state / 15,056 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Florida3,331 active57,503 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 36% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); figures as of Oct 2026. Percentiles and bands, not grades — the same values shown in the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 25 employers

8
<$100k
15
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
3
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
72%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT) – Travel Contract + LodgingContract

Concierge Home Care · Tallahassee, Florida

$70+/visit
#2

Physical Therapist (PT) – Flexible ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Lakeland, Florida

$70+/visit
#3

Travel Physical Therapist

$70/hr
#4

Physical Therapist - Studio City

$90k-$140k
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,085 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Empath Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Clearwater, Florida
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Manageable caseloads
Strong interdisciplinary support
Growth potential to full-time

Living in Port Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,770/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.5
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 · Punta Gorda, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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