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Choice Rehab
Athens, Texas

UT Health ET Home Health Physical Therapist (PT)

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

The UT Health ET Home Health Physical Therapist plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered physical therapy services within the home health care setting.

This position focuses on assessing, planning, and implementing individualized treatment plans to improve patients' mobility, function, and overall quality of life.

The therapist will work closely with patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery, providing therapeutic interventions that promote independence and prevent further disability.

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, and social workers, is essential to ensure comprehensive care coordination. Ultimately, this role aims to support patients in achieving optimal physical health outcomes while maintaining safety and comfort in their home environments.

As a Physical Therapist, you will:

  • Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
  • Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
  • Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
  • Applies concepts of infection control/universal precautions in performing patient care
  • Assure continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation
  • Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members and other health care professionals
  • Promote agency philosophy and administrative policies
  • Maintain and complete all documentation within company stated guidelines.

Requirements

  • Successful completion of accredited physical therapy program and state licensure exam.
  • Valid Physical Therapy license
  • 1 year of home health experience preferred
  • CPR certification
  • Valid Driver’s license
  • Valid Auto Insurance
  • HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 401k You’re eligible after 3 months of service/The plan is 100% fully vested immediately/Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% you contribute each pay period
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • Company vehicle upon availability after 90 days of full time employment and all the terms and conditions set by the Fleet Car team are met.

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist will assess, plan, and implement individualized treatment plans to improve patient mobility and function within home settings. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care coordination and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningMobility improvement

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (705 salary observations; 6,240 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,008 salary observations; 66,534 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 22,012 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $88k (middle half $85k–$99k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$88k median in Texas$94k nationally (−6%)705 state / 13,008 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,062 active22,005 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas physical therapist listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,905 in the last 30 days4,366 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,012 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates UT Health ET Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) at Choice Rehab a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

46 jobs · 33 employers
19
<$115k
12
$115k-135k
9
$135k-155k
6
$155k-175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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AvaMed Workforce · Jamestown, California

$80/hr
#2

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AvaMed Workforce · Chowchilla, California

$80/hr
#3

Physical Therapist

$49.65-$77.08/hr
#4

Physical Therapist, PT, Flexible FT Weekday Schedule

$70-$75/hr
+ 44 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Choice Rehab

Hospitals and Health Care
Tyler, TX
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k with 100% match of first 3%
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
Company vehicle upon availability after 90 days

Living in Athens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k
Typical market rent
$1,305/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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