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Innovive Health
Worcester, Massachusetts

Per Diem Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$75/visit

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Join Innovive Health – Where Innovation Meets Compassion

We specialize in supporting complex and behavioral health populations, delivering high-quality care where it matters most - where they reside.

We are seeking passionate, experienced professionals who want to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the flexibility and autonomy that traditional healthcare roles often lack.

Why Innovive Health?

At Innovive, we believe that when our clinicians thrive, our patients receive the best care. That’s why we offer:

  • No Weekend Mandates – Monday through Friday schedules available.
  • Autonomy in Your Role – Practice independently while being supported by a collaborative team
  • Patient-Centered Care Model – Spend meaningful time with patients and truly make a difference
  • Work-Life Balance - A supportive structure designed to reduce burnout and promote well-being
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits - Rewarding your expertise and commitment
  • Join a team that is not only transforming healthcare but also prioritizing the people who make it possible

Physical Therapists administer Physical Therapy care to patients requiring professional therapy services. These services are performed in accordance with physician’s orders under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Director and in compliance with applicable laws and regulation and the policies of the organization.

$75 per visit

What You'll Do

Conducts home physical therapy visits and perform evaluations, start of care, follow up visits, discharges and OASIS evaluation, re-cert and discharges.

Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results, determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.

Helps patient accomplish treatment plan by instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as therapeutic exercises, gait/ambulation training, neuromuscular re-education, coordination, transfer training, and educating patients on safety and fall prevention in the home to improve patient’s ability to participate in activities of daily living.

Assess patient’s vitals BP, HR, SaO2 as needed for patient safety and report abnormal findings to Rehabilitation Director hand PCP.

Educates and instructs patients on proper use of durable medical equipment (DME), such as walkers, grab bars, shower chairs, wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and prostheses, and order DME when appropriate.

Accurately and thoroughly documents patient response to physical therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommends adjustments and modifications as related to rehab potential.

Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers involved in patient care.

Educates on importance of continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructs patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommends and/or providing assistive equipment; recommends outpatient or home health follow-up programs.

  • Effectively communicates with supporting staff SN, OT, PT/PTA, SLP, MD.
  • Maintains patient confidence and protects agency operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; follows manufacturer's instructions; troubleshoots malfunctions; calls for repairs.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviews professional publications; establishes personal networks; participates in professional societies; Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipates future legislation; enforces adherence to requirements; advises management on needed actions.

Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Have

  • Possess a degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited university
  • Valid license to practice Physical Therapy within the state of Massachusetts
  • Possess and maintains current CPR Certification
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Home care experience required

Preferred Education and Experience

1 year of appropriate experience preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

  • Frequently required to stand.
  • Frequently required to walk.
  • Frequently required to sit.
  • Frequently required to use hands and fingers.
  • Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
  • Occasionally required to lift/push light weights (less than 25 pounds).
  • Occasionally required to lift/push light weights (greater than 25 pounds).
  • Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients may be required on occasion.
  • Frequent exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.

Innovive Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct home physical therapy visits to perform evaluations, develop treatment plans, and provide therapeutic care to patients. Collaborate with physicians and healthcare staff to manage patient progress, discharge planning, and home exercise programs.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Physical Therapy and a valid license to practice in Massachusetts. Candidates must have home care experience and current CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Home health carePatient evaluationTreatment planningGait trainingOASIS documentationVital signs monitoringPatient educationInterdisciplinary communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 48% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (583 salary observations; 1,261 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,653 salary observations; 55,735 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Physical Therapist at Innovive Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,935 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs

6
<$125k
2
$125k-135k
4
$135k-145k
6
$145k-155k
6
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Relocation assistance
13%
PSLF eligible
4%

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$150k-$160k
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,935 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Worcester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$449k
Typical market rent
$2,130/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Innovive Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Medford, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

No Weekend Mandates
Autonomy in Your Role
Work-Life Balance
Competitive Compensation