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Lutheran SeniorLife
Butler Township, Pennsylvania

Physical Therapist - VNA Home Health Armstrong County

Physical TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Physical Therapist - VNA Home Health Armstrong County

We are offering a $10,000 Sign-on Bonus (to be paid throughout the first year of employment).

The home location is Butler, PA with a territory for Home Health of Kittanning, Ford City and surrounding areas - Daylight 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

Rehabilitation services are dedicated to helping individuals achieve their highest level of independence and bridging the transition from illness to wellness at home and community, by emphasizing the restoration of mobility and function. Join us in providing an Abundant Life® to patients, participants, residents and their families on our campuses and within their home communities.

The Physical Therapist provides quality Physical Therapy services including resident/patient/client assessment, evaluation, care planning, treatment and consultation in an interdisciplinary environment at Lutheran SeniorLife facilities/agencies including, as assigned, skilled nursing facilities, LIFE programs, home health and/or outpatient clinics.

Qualifications

Physical Therapist Qualifications Include

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Physical Therapy; masters or doctoral preferred.

One (1) to two (2) years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Experience working with senior population.
  • Working knowledge of computer software required for documentation and communication.
  • Maintains current PA license as Physical Therapist including meeting continuing education requirements.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to:

*based on employment status*

Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays

Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.

  • Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
  • Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
  • Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
  • Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
  • FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
  • Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
  • Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program
  • Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist provides quality therapy services including patient assessment, evaluation, care planning, and treatment in an interdisciplinary environment. They focus on restoring mobility and function to help patients transition from illness to wellness within their home communities.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Treatment planningMobility restorationFunction restorationGeriatric care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (428 salary observations; 2,178 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 29 employers

17
<$105k
14
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
7
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
62% this job
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,005 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Butler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,018/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lutheran SeniorLife

Hospitals and Health Care
Mars, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $10,000
Generous Paid Time Off
Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)
Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability
Voluntary benefits (short-term disability, critical illness, etc.)
Employer-sponsored child care benefits
Retirement savings plan