Pays $93k-$104k — Physical Therapist market median is ~$90k (68 jobs)
Home Health Physical Therapist - $10,000 Sign On Bonus
About the Role
Home Health Physical Therapist. $93K-$104K. $10K sign-on. Weekend on-call rotation. Mount Pleasant, SC.
Join Optimal Care as a Home Health Physical Therapist – $10K Sign-On, No Weekends in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $93K - $104K
- Signing bonus: $10,000.
- Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Company Vehicle Program for field roles
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off, a signing bonus. Work with Optimal Care in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide one-on-one rehabilitation care in patients' homes to help them recover from surgery, injury, or illness. Develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve patient mobility, strength, and independence.
Requirements
Requires a master's or doctoral degree in Physical Therapy and a current state license. Candidates must have at least one year of experience and possess a valid driver's license with reliable transportation for daily travel.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
In South Carolina, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (211 salary observations; 529 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,391 salary observations; 24,210 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home Health Physical Therapist - $10,000 Sign On Bonus at Optimal Care a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Physical Therapy physical therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.2/10 on work-life balance for Physical Therapist roles.
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