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BAYADA Home Health Care
Joplin, Missouri

New Grad Physical Therapist (PT), Full Time, Home Health

Physical Therapist Top 25% in Physical TherapyFull-Time

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

NEW GRAD Opportunity!!

$15,000.00 Retention Bonus Available

We are recruiting for a compassionate Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to reliably serve patients in Joplin, MO and surrounding area. This is a Full-Time position.

Reduce stress and burnout! Provide clinical care where patients want to be – in the comfort of their own home.

$15K Retention Bonus for Full Time Only

  • Why you’ll love what you do at Integrity Home Care + Hospice:
  • Experience true work/life balance with flexible full-time, part-time, and per diem schedules
  • Perform 1:1 direct care in client homes
  • Hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning
  • 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger interdisciplinary care team
  • Advance your career with clinical and business leadership tracks

What You’ll Do

Visit a variety of clients in their own home, helping them recover from an injury, illness, surgery, or hospitalization.

Responsibilities for a PT - Physical Therapist Include

Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.

Perform diagnostic tests and measurements, such as the mobility/range of joints, transfer status, stability, patterns and appearance of ambulation, strength and endurance of muscles, balance testing, and safety assessments.

Implement integumentary protective interventions to prevent wound formation and promote wound repair utilizing evidence-based dressings and topical agents.

Develop and implement appropriate individualized care plans, including manual therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance, and other interventions.

Continually assess and revise the Physical Therapy - PT care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.

Educate and instruct clients, family members, or other client representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.

Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to client care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

What You Should Have

Active and Current PT License

A minimum of one year of recent experience as a Physical Therapist is preferred, though we welcome applications from new graduates with a strong interest in the position.

Previous home health care experience welcomed, but not required. We will train you!

Ability to travel locally to cases as assigned

Benefits May Include

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Continued education, training, and tuition reimbursement
  • Apply Today!

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

Perform diagnostic tests and implement individualized care plans for patients recovering from injury or illness in their own homes. Educate clients and families on rehabilitative care while maintaining accurate clinical documentation via tablet.

Requirements

Requires an active and current Physical Therapist license. While one year of experience is preferred, new graduates are encouraged to apply.

Key Skills

Diagnostic TestingPatient AssessmentCare Plan DevelopmentWound CarePatient EducationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates New Grad Physical Therapist (PT), Full Time, Home Health at BAYADA Home Health Care 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

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 29 employers

22
<$110k
10
$110k-125k
3
$125k-140k
5
$140k-155k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
33%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT)

Healthpro Heritage · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

$70-$75/hr
#2

Full Time Physical Therapist / PT (Home Health)

Mission Healthcare · Monterey, California

Starting at $75/hour
#3

Physical Therapist-Early Intervention

$68-$73/hr
#4

Physical Therapist

$103k-$149k
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 21,438 Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Joplin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,237/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
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 BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

$15,000 Retention Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Mileage Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
Weekly Pay