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Optimal Home Care
Fort Collins, Colorado

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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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

Requirements

  • 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 patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and provide therapeutic treatments to restore function and relieve pain. They are also responsible for documenting clinical progress, instructing patients and families on therapy programs, and coordinating with the medical team.

Key Skills

Diagnostic testingPrognostic testingTreatment planningClinical documentationHIPAA complianceProsthetic instructionOrthotic instructionAssistive device trainingCase management

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In Colorado, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (454 salary observations; 1,186 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,861 salary observations; 55,605 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 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).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 42 employers

18
<$115k
12
$115k-130k
8
$130k-145k
9
$145k-160k
3
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 42 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist

People Well Staffing · Los Banos, California

$60-$80/hr
#2

Physical Therapist

Providence · Tigard, Oregon

$49.65-$77.08/hr
#3

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

$150k-$160k
#4

Home Health Physical Therapist

$70-$75/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,541 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Fort Collins

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$531k
Typical market rent
$1,960/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
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 Optimal Home Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Denver, CO
201-500 employees

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