Physical Therapist (Home Health)| Seattle
Listed compensation
$53-$73/hr
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Job Description
Careage Home Health is seeking a Physical Therapist to join our team!! This position is a great opportunity to grow your PT skillset while providing essential one-on-one care to individuals in the home care setting. Join our team of dedicated Physical Therapists today to begin helping people live their best lives!!
We offer a competitive hourly rate for all patient visits, documentation & travel time! This position will travel to multiple locations in the Greater Seattle Area.
Full Time
$53-73.00/ DOE
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate for all patient visits, charting time & travel time.
- Flexible schedule – No on-call and No Weekends!
- Work/Life Balance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Manageable Caseload
- Licensure Renewal Reimbursement
- Comprehensive Training Period
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Employee Appreciation Days
- Career Growth & Advancement Potential
- Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
- Medical, Dental, Vision for Full-Time Employees
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Continuing Education at No-Cost
Why Work with Us?
Our employees are more than just coworkers – they are family – just like our patients! Working at Careage Home Health, you will be provided ample opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.
You will also be working alongside individuals who share the same passion and commitment to providing exceptional healthcare, service, and life enrichment to our patients. Our culture is one that encourages, supports, and celebrates our diversity and looks to expand and build it constantly. Join us!
About Careage Home Health
Careage Home Health provides at home care for patients that reside within King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties in Washington State. Our team of caregivers, nurses and therapists work with the guidance and collaboration of the patient's medical team to provide the services needed for their recovery. For more information, visit Careagehealth.com.
About Careage
Careage is a leading provider of senior-focused construction, management, and health care services throughout the United States. They are committed to providing exceptional services to a wide variety of clients, including hospitals, medical clinics, skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities, Assisted Living communities, Memory Care centers, and retirement communities. For more Careage news, go to careage.com.
Summary of Responsibilities
Provide physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services.
- Work in conjunction with all other home care personnel in patient care planning.
- Direct and supervise Physical Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide, as assigned.
- Take initial patient history and make initial evaluation.
- Consult with physicians regarding change in treatment.
- Instruct patients and family in home programs and activities of daily living.
- Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
- Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition.
- Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
Requirements
- Graduate from a physical therapist curriculum approved by the American Physical Therapy Association.
- Currently licensed as a physical therapist in the state of Washington.
- Two (2) years' experience as a physical therapist, preferred.
- Home Health experience, preferred.
- Detail oriented, self motivated and capable of efficient time management.
- Critical thinker capable of working collaboratively with a team.
- Valid WA State driver's license.
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will provide one-on-one patient care, develop plans of care, and conduct initial evaluations in a home health setting. They are also responsible for supervising physical therapy assistants and home health aides while ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with physician orders.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist (Home Health)| Seattle at Careage Home Health - King County a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,587 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$131k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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