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Optimal Home Care
Lakewood, Colorado

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Optimal Home Care is looking for a Physical Therapist to provide services for our patients!

About Us

Optimal Home Care is a trusted and growing agency serving the great Colorado area. Optimal is a Colorado owned and operated home health agency that has been serving patients since 2004. The culture at Optimal is what sets us apart. At Optimal Home Care you are not just a number. We are big enough to provide you with the support and resources you need to provide the highest possible patient care, but small enough to give you the culture and mission you’re looking for.

Optimal Home Care is devoted to helping our patients achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life. Our mission is to improve and restore our clients’ lives through quality patient care, innovative specialty health care programs and state of the art technology. The Optimal team embodies compassion, heart, patience, empathy, and competence to meet our patient’s needs.

Core values: Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence

Position & Responsibilities

Complies with ethical and professional standards of conduct as set forth by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Practices and maintains patient safety and dignity by abiding by Federal, State, Local and Optimal policy & procedures as pertains to patient protected health information and HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act).

Assists the Physician in evaluating client/patients by applying diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests and participates in the Physician’s Plan of Care.

Develops, documents, implements and re-evaluates a specific Plan of Care noting all treatment modalities and frequencies.

  • Treats patients to relieve pain and/or develop or restore function to maintain maximum performance.
  • Makes arrangements for out-patient services which cannot be provided in the home

Reports to the Physician the client/patient’s reaction to treatment and/or any changes in the client/patient’s condition.

Records clinical/progress notes in the patient’s clinical record weekly. Instructs client/patients and their families in the use of prosthetic, orthotic and assistive devices (cane, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.).

Instructs the family in the client/patient’s total physical therapy program and evaluates the home environment.

  • Instructs other involved agency personnel in the care of client/patients receiving physical therapy.
  • Attends appropriate case conferences and In-service presentations.
  • Plans for patient’s discharge, prepares discharge summaries and instructions
  • Participates in staff and agency development activities.
  • Performs related and other duties as required.
  • Reports to the Director of Nursing and designated Nursing Supervisor or to the Rehabilitation Manager.
  • Complies with agency Policies and Procedures as well as Employee Handbook detailing Human Resources policies.
  • Other duties / responsibilities that support the agency’s core values of Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
  • Completes emergency preparedness training as identified as appropriate for this employee level.
  • Participates in exercises and drills for emergency preparedness, as required.

Other duties and tasks as assigned by the Optimal Home Care Emergency Command Center communication tree in the event of a local, regional or national emergency and/or disaster.

*Pay: Optimal Pays per Visit

Why Optimal Home Care

  • Family Oriented Company
  • Dedicated intake and scheduling team that support you and your patients
  • Supportive work environment with opportunity to learn and develop
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Competitive benefits package
  • 401K plan + 15% matching
  • Company phone provided
  • PTO given up front (FTE)
  • Opportunity to provide individualized care to patients
  • Continuing education opportunities iPad Purchase Program

Qualifications

  • Holds an active license and can practice in the state of Colorado
  • Preferrable at least one year of experience as a Physical Therapist
  • Possesses adequate and effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Possess adequate and effective interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will evaluate, develop, and implement patient-specific plans of care to restore function and relieve pain in a home health setting. They are responsible for documenting clinical progress, instructing families on therapy programs, and coordinating with physicians and agency staff.

Key Skills

Diagnostic testingPlan of care developmentClinical documentationHIPAA complianceProsthetic instructionOrthotic instructionAssistive device trainingWritten communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Colorado, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (542 salary observations; 1,435 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 Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Colorado?
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 $95k (middle half $83k–$110k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Colorado vs national$93k median in Colorado$94k nationally (−1%)542 state / 13,008 national salary observations
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Colorado483 active22,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 38% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado physical therapist listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 21% offer loan repayment514 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,905 in the last 30 days4,365 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 Physical Therapist at Optimal Home Care 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.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

44 jobs · 34 employers
15
<$110k
13
$110k-130k
9
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
60% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

Providence · Anchorage, Alaska

$49.65-$77.08/hr
#2

Physical Therapist, PT, Flexible FT Weekday ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Port St. Lucie, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

Travel Physical Therapist

$75/hr
#4

Physical Therapist (PT)

$70-$75/hr
+ 46 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 Optimal Home Care

Benefits & Perks

Mileage reimbursement
Competitive benefits package
401K plan + 15% matching
Company phone provided
PTO given up front (FTE)
Continuing education opportunities
iPad Purchase Program

Living in Lakewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$551k
Typical market rent
$1,800/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
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.