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Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical TherapistContract

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

About the Role

Suru provides outpatient physical therapy in patients’ homes. This is different from traditional home health: clinicians typically have more visits with each patient, more flexibility in visit frequency, and longer, more consistent treatment relationships. We can also help clinicians build caseloads up to 10× larger by transitioning qualified patients who have completed home-health therapy into outpatient therapy at home.

You can accept or decline individual patients based on your location and availability. You decide how long a case fits your schedule, and you maintain flexibility in scheduling and delivering care.

Suru handles patient intake and billing. Documentation can be submitted through a short voice recording and usually takes about one minute per visit. Eligible submitted visits can be reviewed and payout requested through the Suru app.

Responsibilities

  • Provide treatment under the patient’s plan of care and supervising physical therapist.
  • Communicate meaningful changes in the patient’s condition.
  • Complete timely visit documentation.
  • Coordinate professionally with patients, families, and the care team.

Requirements

  • Current California Physical Therapist Assistant license.
  • Business license appropriate for independent clinical practice.
  • Reliable transportation and the ability to travel to patients.
  • Smartphone access for scheduling, documentation, and case management.
  • This is a 1099 independent-contractor opportunity.

Key Skills

Patient CareCommunication

Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (1,057 salary observations; 3,917 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,428 salary observations; 56,804 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant at Suru In-Home Physical Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution15 jobs · 8 employers

5
<$80k
7
$80k-90k
2
$90k-100k
1
$101k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
59%
Loan repayment
35%
Relocation assistance
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist Assistant

Infinity Rehab · Oakland, California

$40-$48.76/hr
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Select Physical Therapy · Watsonville, California

$40-$48/hr
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$40-$45/hr
#4

Physical Therapist Assistant

$40-$42/hr
+ 16 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,527/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Suru In-Home Physical Therapy

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
Santa Ana, California

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Independent contractor
Minimal documentation (1 minute per visit)