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San Jose, California

Home Health Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121K - $166K

  • 80%better work-life than Physical Therapy peers
  • Top 25%pay for Physical Therapy
  • 59%of Physical Therapy listings state pay

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Job Description

Become a Part of Our Caring Community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will help patients regain strength, mobility and independence, from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome limitations and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Physical Therapist, You Will

Plan and administer prescribed physical therapy treatment for patients, working onsite in their homes, to attain highest level of physical function.

Assess and document patients' physical strengths to support physician evaluation and guide treatment goals.

Develop and implement a rehabilitation program consistent with physician's Plan of Treatment and the goals of the patient team.

Provide PTAs and Home Health Aides with clear written care instructions and oversee their performance and documentation.

Document patient observations, interventions, and evaluations promptly and thoroughly.

Report patient progress to the physician, Clinical Manager, care team, patient, and family, and submit all required evaluations, plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

  • Current and unrestricted Physical Therapy license
  • Current CPR certification
  • Experience collaborating with a team of healthcare professionals

Preferred Qualifications

  • One year of experience as a Physical Therapist
  • Additional Information

TB Statement

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$120,900 - $166,400 per year

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.

Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized.

As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients.

CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will plan and administer personalized rehabilitation programs for patients in their homes to improve strength and mobility. They are also responsible for documenting patient progress and coordinating care with physicians and the multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current and unrestricted Physical Therapy license and CPR certification. Experience collaborating with healthcare professionals is required, with one year of physical therapy experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentRehabilitation program developmentClinical documentationCare planningTeam collaborationPatient educationMobility trainingStrength trainingHome health care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home Health Physical Therapist at Center Well a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,438 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Physical Therapist Career Context

Center Well holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 662 active listings.

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (350 salary observations; 841 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,091 salary observations; 14,079 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, 4% are remote, 48% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% 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 ~$144k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution44 jobs · 25 employers

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$110k-125k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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pay $145,600 to $176,800
#2

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,438 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M≈ 10.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,563/mo≈ 35% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Center Well

Hospitals and Health Care
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company and personal holidays
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance