PT - Physical Therapist - Skilled Nursing - Home Health
Listed compensation
$37.5-$62/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
20
Compensation
Salary Range: $37.50 - $62.00
Union Position
No
Department Details
Come join one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services since 1922.
At our Beatrice Good Samaritan facility, we are more than a workplace-we’re neighbors caring for neighbors. Our team takes pride in building real relationships with residents and families while creating a warm, supportive environment where people feel known, respected, and encouraged every day.
We are one of the larger, rural locations in the area that offers a unique blend of skilled rehabilitation and long-term care. We also provide Home Health to our surrounding area to ensure the continuum of care is complete.
New grads welcomed!
What You'll Treat
- Orthopedic conditions
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Neurological diagnoses
- Balance and fall prevention
- General deconditioning and weakness
- Chronic disease management
- Long-term care and skilled nursing residents
- Home health patients (if applicable)
What Makes This Team Special
- Collaborative interdisciplinary care team
- Supportive leadership and clinical resources
- Opportunities for mentorship and growth
- Flexible scheduling options (position permitting)
- Focus on quality outcomes and patient satisfaction
- Meaningful relationships with patients and families
What's In It For You
- Competitive compensation
- Advancement opportunities
- Continuing education support
- Clinical mentorship and development
- Various education assistance programs
- Direct access to your earnings daily
- Robust benefits package (benefits vary based on full-time or part-time status)
- Opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives of older adults
Schedule Details
- Part-time, 20 hours per week
- Monday - Friday (weekdays/weekends/holidays can be flexible)
- Paid travel and mileage between home health patients.
Summary
Plans, organizes and delivers physical therapy programs that help clients/patients/residents recover and improve their mobility, relieve pain, increase strength and prevent deformities. Conducts examinations, evaluations, and interventions clients/patients/residents who are affected by injury or disease.
Job Description
Utilizes tools and techniques to administer physical therapy interventions following safeguards. Documents client's/patient's/resident's information for evaluation; establishes therapeutic plans and modifies them if necessary.
Educates clients/patients/residents and their family members about treatment plans/schedules and self-exercises to be continued at home. Knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-related treatments and evaluations relating to the needs of clients/patients/residents.
Demonstrate and incorporate knowledge of current research into daily treatment of clients/patients/residents. May treat individuals of all ages with varying diagnosis and disorders. Will demonstrate documentation in accordance with departmental guidelines and meet all regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates level of treatment associated with their specialty provided to their clients/patients/residents. Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization. Exhibits flexibility with acceptance of variable work schedules/assignments.
Participates in activities to promote the department, Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health.
Will be interacting with individuals outside of the department including but not limited to: providers, case managers, third party payers, public organizations, companies/contractual partners, etc. May be asked to supervise assistants, aides, and students as they provide client/patient/resident care, treatment, or other services.
Will be expected to provide ongoing education and training to peers in the area(s) of expertise as determined by the department leadership. Performs other related duties as requested by manager.
Based on facility needs and assigned locations, may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care and home health care environments.
Qualifications
Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.
Must be licensed in the state(s) of practice as a Physical Therapist. When applicable, may require valid driver's license. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the first 60 days of employment.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.
Key Responsibilities
Plans, organizes, and delivers physical therapy programs to help patients recover mobility, relieve pain, and improve strength. Conducts examinations, evaluations, and interventions while documenting patient progress and educating families on treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 45% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
In Nebraska, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (56 salary observations; 230 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,685 salary observations; 55,886 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 Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PT - Physical Therapist - Skilled Nursing - Home Health at Sanford Health a 6.4 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, no night shifts.
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