Physical Therapist
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$120k-$129k
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist (PT) – Home Health Visits
- Full-Time | Hudson County, NJ
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time!
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Physical Therapist (PT) to join our Hudson County Visits team.
This position provides one-on-one home health visits for adult and geriatric clients throughout Hudson County, NJ, with an immediate opening in the southern Hudson County area.
As a BAYADA Physical Therapist, you'll enjoy the autonomy of managing your own schedule while collaborating with a supportive interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping clients regain independence and safely remain in the place they call home.
Why Choose Home Health?
- Build meaningful relationships through one-on-one patient care.
- Create your own schedule and enjoy greater work-life balance.
- Focus on quality care without the productivity pressures of a clinic.
- Work independently while receiving support from an experienced clinical team.
- Help patients achieve their goals in the environment where they are most comfortable—their home.
Responsibilities
- Perform skilled physical therapy visits throughout designated territories.
- Complete comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and ongoing reassessments.
- Assess mobility, strength, balance, gait, transfers, endurance, and overall functional status.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans using evidence-based interventions.
Provide therapeutic exercise, gait training, balance training, manual therapy techniques, and patient education.
Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate exceptional patient care.
- Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, safety strategies, fall prevention, and disease management.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation using BAYADA's electronic medical record (EMR) system.
Qualifications
- Current New Jersey Physical Therapist (PT) license.
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Home health experience preferred, but not required.
- Strong communication, organizational, and clinical assessment skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage a flexible schedule.
- Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
- Reliable transportation and ability to travel throughout the assigned territory.
Why BAYADA?
At BAYADA, our employees are our greatest asset. We are committed to helping you grow professionally while providing exceptional care to the clients we serve.
Benefits May Include
- Weekly pay and direct deposit
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
- One-on-one training and mentorship
- Employee recognition and referral programs
Career Advancement Through Specialized Clinical Career Paths
BAYADA believes our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Join a caring, professional team where your expertise is valued and your work has a lasting impact.
Apply today for immediate consideration.
Additional Information
- Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
- $77.00-$83.00 per point ($120,120-$129,480 annual earning potential)
$10,000 Sign on Bonus! for full time PT positions.
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 Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (543 salary observations; 1,655 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $120k–$129k | Physical Therapy median $98k (middle half $90k–$100k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey vs national | $99k median in New Jersey | $94k nationally (+6%)543 state / 12,992 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$115k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in New Jersey | 694 active | 21,986 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 50% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on | New Jersey Physical Therapist listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment743 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,700 in the last 30 days | 4,517 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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