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Dedicated Home Health
Sebastian, Florida

Physical Therapist Home Health

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$85-$95/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Training & development
  • Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health

Dedicated Home Health (formerly Preferred Home Care), a Medicare Home Health Agency, is hiring Per-Diem PTs!

Therapists will provide home based services such as evaluations, assessment and treatment.

Requirements

  • Florida State PT License
  • CPR Certification
  • Malpractice Insurance
  • Recent Physical Exam
  • 3 Years PT experience

Qualifications

  • Must be patient oriented
  • Have excellent communication and written skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Highly organized

Experience

Home Health PT: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

Physical Therapy License (Required)

Key Responsibilities

The physical therapist will provide home-based services including patient evaluations, assessments, and treatment plans. They are responsible for delivering high-quality care while maintaining detailed documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningCommunication skillsOrganizationPatient care

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (595 salary observations; 3,782 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,385 salary observations; 67,385 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.9 / 10 · top 5% in physical therapyranked against 21,960 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Florida vs national$91k median in Florida$94k nationally (−3%)595 state / 12,385 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Florida1,366 active21,932 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 27% no call · 73% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida physical therapist listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,906 in the last 30 days4,367 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
Dedicated Home Healthsilver tier, 76/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,960 Physical Therapy listings), Top Employers work-life index, 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 Home Health at Dedicated Home Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,960 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 22 employers
8
<$120k
5
$120k-135k
4
$135k-150k
5
$150k-165k
3
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
76%
Relocation assistance
10%
Sign-on bonus
3%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist-NEW GRADS WELCOMEPer Diem

Transition Care Telemetry · San Diego, California

$80-$120/hr
#2

Physical Therapist - Home Health PRNPer Diem

Homecare Rescue · Wesley Chapel, Florida

$55-$115/hr
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Per Diem

$80-$110/hr
#4

Physical Therapist II, Outpatient

$60.48-$84.66/hr
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,960 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Training & Development

Living in Sebastian

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Typical market rent
$2,262/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
None
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.