Physical Therapist Home Health Greater Boston
Listed compensation
$60k-$65k
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Help or transport service
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
Training & Development
Love one-on-one patient care and the independence of working in the community? This is a field-based home care role: as a home health Physical Therapist with Boost Home Healthcare, you'll travel to patients' homes across Greater Boston and help them regain strength, mobility and confidence where recovery matters most.
Inspired by nurses, Boost makes it easier for patients to focus on recovery by personalizing and coordinating care. You'll be a key part of that team.
Part time | Field-based, in patients' homes | $60,000–$65,000 per year
About the Role
You'll provide home care physical therapy on an intermittent basis, visiting patients in their places of residence across Greater Boston. You'll follow physician orders and the plan of care under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services or Clinical Supervisor, with a care team that supports you in the field.
What You'll Do
- Travel to patients' homes to perform initial evaluations and develop individualized plans of care
- Deliver physician-ordered physical therapy to restore function, mobility and independence
- Teach patients and caregivers home exercise programs and home safety strategies
- Reassess patients at least every 30 days and update the plan of care
- Complete timely, accurate Medicare OASIS and visit documentation
- Coordinate care with nurses, therapists, social workers and physicians
- Supervise therapy assistants as required
- Why you'll like working here
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunity for advancement
- Transportation support for field visits
- Respect, dignity and real support in the field
What We're Looking For
- Degree in physical therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program
- Current Massachusetts PT license
- 2+ years of home health experience preferred
Working Knowledge of Medicare and OASIS Documentation
- Comfortable working independently in the field, with reliable transportation to travel between patient homes
- A passion for helping people live their best lives
- Flexible work from home options available.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist will travel to patients' homes to perform evaluations and deliver personalized physical therapy to restore mobility and independence. They will also coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team and maintain accurate documentation according to Medicare standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in physical therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program and possess a current Massachusetts PT license. At least two years of home health experience and familiarity with Medicare and OASIS documentation are preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (497 salary observations; 1,421 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,313 salary observations; 61,588 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,827 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Massachusetts vs national | $99k median in Massachusetts | $94k nationally (+5%)497 state / 12,313 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$59k in purchasing power | Massachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Massachusetts | 584 active | 21,801 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 60% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Massachusetts Physical Therapist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment609 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Home Health Greater Boston at Boost Home Healthcare - Greater Boston a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,827 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,827 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Boost Home Healthcare - Greater Boston
Benefits & Perks
Living in Brookline
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.36M≈ 22.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,488/mo≈ 70% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.