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Mass General Brigham
Braintree, Massachusetts

Physical Therapist, Home Care

Physical TherapistIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$72k-$138k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Site: Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care.

We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

The position to which you are applying is represented by a collective bargaining unit, Massachusetts Nursing Association.

Take you PT career further with the autonomy, variety and fulfillment of home health care! We're offering a generous weekend bonus of $20,000. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

At Mass General Brigham Home Care, we believe exceptional physical therapy starts where it matters most — in real life. Our therapists go beyond the clinic to deliver care that is deeply personalized, considering each patient’s unique home and community environment.

By focusing on functional independence, real-world adaptability, and patient safety, our team makes a lasting impact where patients live, move, and thrive. If you’re a Physical Therapist who values autonomy, meaningful patient relationships, and practicing at the top of your license, this is where your skills truly shine.

About Mass General Brigham Home Care

Mass General Brigham Home Care provides post-acute, medically necessary skilled care in the home to help homebound patients recover from illness, surgery, or injury and manage exacerbations of chronic disease. Our clinicians are highly skilled professionals who function independently while collaborating as part of a strong interdisciplinary team to deliver the highest quality patient-centered care.

What Makes Home Care Physical Therapy Different?

As a Physical Therapist on our Weekend team, you will:

  • Perform Start of Care's, Resumption of Care's or Evaluations
  • Evaluate patients and develop personalized treatment plans
  • Focus on mobility, strength, fall prevention, and functional independence
  • Assess home environments to promote safety and independence
  • Educate patients and caregivers on recovery strategies and long-term mobility
  • Collaborate with nurses, therapists, physicians, and social workers to support recovery

You won’t just treat symptoms — you’ll help patients regain independence and confidence in their own environment.

  • Primary Coverage Area
  • Most of your time will be spent South of Boston supporting the following communities: Mansfield
  • North Attleboro
  • Taunton
  • Walpole
  • Brockton
  • Marshfield
  • Plymouth
  • Weymouth and surrounding town.

While navigating transportation and parking in the city can be challenging, we will secure city parking passes for new team members to make the commute as convenient and stress-free as possible!

Schedule & Workload

  • Part-time, every Saturday and Sunday - 12 hour days
  • Average of 3 visits per day
  • Dedicated time for documentation, chart review, visit preparation, and care coordination

Set your own schedule by managing your own appointments, all while providing high-quality, one-on-one patient care. Your schedule works for you—supporting a better work-life balance!

Why Join Mass General Brigham?

At Mass General Brigham, we know exceptional care doesn’t stop at the hospital doors. Our Home Care team brings advanced clinical expertise, compassion, and innovation directly to patients, helping them recover and manage chronic illness in the comfort of home.

As part of a nationally respected not-for-profit health system, you’ll benefit from:

  • Academic medicine and innovative care models
  • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Career mobility across a large healthcare network
  • A mission centered on patient care, research, teaching, and community service

High-performing teams drive medical innovation — and Home Care is a critical extension of that mission.

Provide physical therapy services to patients in their place of residence who have physical impairments, functional limitations or disabilities resulting from injury, disease or other causes. Patients may range in age from birth to over 100 years. Collaborate with patient, family, physician and other allied health professionals to identify patient needs and coordinate services to meet those needs.

Key Activities

  • Develop a plan of care that is patient and family focused and institutes standardized interventions for goal-oriented outcomes
  • Daily documentation is accurate and timely
  • Application of standard treatment procedures
  • Teaching is provided to patients and caregivers

Qualifications and Experience

  • One year of experience in acute care, rehab or homecare as a Physical Therapist
  • Registered with the Board of Registration in Massachusetts.
  • Excellent verbal, written and electronic communications skills
  • Computer proficiency and ability to learn new software
  • Ability to prioritize work and adapt to changing situations
  • Travel required within Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home’s geographic area

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Who Thrives Here?

We’re looking for Physical Therapists who are:

  • Clinically confident
  • Comfortable working autonomously
  • Compassionate communicators
  • Energized by relationship-based patient care
  • Passionate about helping patients recover and live independently at home

When hiring, we look for clinicians who bring not only strong experience and skills, but also positive attitudes, emotional intelligence, and a genuine passion for this work.

Make a Meaningful Impact

At Mass General Brigham Home Care, your expertise helps patients move better, live safer, and regain independence where it matters most — at home.

If you're ready to bring your physical therapy career beyond hospital walls and make a lasting difference in patients’ lives, we’d love to meet you!

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location: 45 Braintree Hill

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$71,697.06 - $138,361.60/Annual

Grade

HCCLPR100

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization.

Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors.

The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package.

In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

EEO Statement

1410 Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.

We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level.

The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success.

These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will perform evaluations and develop personalized treatment plans to improve patient mobility, strength, and functional independence in their home environment. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, physicians, and social workers to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient educationElectronic communicationTime managementClinical assessment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (486 salary observations; 1,412 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (11,898 salary observations; 60,349 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.5 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapyranked against 21,894 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$72k–$138kPhysical Therapy median $100k (middle half $95k–$100k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Massachusetts vs national$99k median in Massachusetts$94k nationally (+5%)486 state / 11,898 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$99k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Massachusetts582 active21,899 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 42% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$20k sign-onMassachusetts Physical Therapist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment607 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,820 in the last 30 days4,435 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,894 Physical Therapy listings), 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 Care at Mass General Brigham a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,894 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 26 employers
7
<$100k
13
$100k-115k
8
$115k-130k
2
$130k-145k
4
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
73%
Sign-on bonus
58% this job
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$165,000
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Berkeley/Richmond

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$150k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Glendale

$150k
#4

Physical Therapist

$110k-$145k
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.5
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,894 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Mass General Brigham

Hospitals and Health Care
Somerville, Massachusetts
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

$20,000 Weekend Bonus
City parking passes for new team members

Living in Braintree

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$722k≈ 10.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,920/mo≈ 49% of gross pay
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).

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.