Physical Therapist (Home Care, 1:1) – Hilo, HI – PRN
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$65–$85 per visit
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Pay: $65-$85 per visit
Physical Therapist (PT) – Home Health | Hilo, HI | Part-Time & PRN | $65–$85 Per Visit
Stern at Home Therapy is expanding to Hilo and the Big Island and is hiring Part-Time and PRN Physical Therapists to help us grow our newest Hawaii service area.
We are already established on Oahu and are now expanding our home-based therapy services to the Hilo community.
This is an opportunity to join a growing market early, build a consistent local caseload, and help establish Stern at Home Therapy's presence on the Big Island.
What You'll Do
As a Physical Therapist with Stern at Home Therapy, you will provide one-on-one care to a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes throughout Hilo and surrounding communities.
You'll have the clinical autonomy to evaluate patients, develop individualized plans of care, and manage your caseload around your availability. Our administrative team supports you with referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination.
Responsibilities Include
- Perform physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
- Provide one-on-one physical therapy treatments in patients' homes.
- Help patients improve strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and functional independence.
- Provide gait training, transfer training, fall-prevention strategies, and home exercise programs.
- Recommend assistive devices, durable medical equipment, and home safety modifications when appropriate.
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
- Communicate with physicians, caregivers, families, and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Work with our administrative team as we continue developing the Hilo service area.
Compensation
- Part-Time W-2 – Minimum 10 Patients.
- $65 per follow-up visit.
- $75 per 4-unit evaluation.
- Part-Time 1099 – Minimum 10 Patients.
- $72 per follow-up visit.
- $85 per evaluation.
- PRN – Minimum 5 Patients.
- $72 per follow-up visit.
- $85 per evaluation.
- Part-time and PRN compensation is paid at a fixed per-visit rate and does not use a tiered volume model.
Part-Time W-2 Benefits
Eligible Part-Time W-2 Employees May Receive
- Medical wellness stipend.
- 401(k) with annual match.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- CEU support.
- $125 quarterly wellness stipend.
- Prorated commuter stipend based on patient volume, up to $175/month for clinicians seeing 10 patients.
- Equipment provided.
Why Join Stern at Home Therapy?
- Help launch and grow our Hilo service area as we expand beyond our established Oahu operations.
- Opportunity to build a consistent local caseload as patient volume grows.
- Part-time W-2, part-time 1099, and PRN options available.
- Flexible scheduling around your availability.
- One-on-one patient care.
- No double-booking.
- No traditional clinic productivity quotas.
- Full clinical autonomy.
- Dedicated administrative support for referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination.
Qualifications
- Active Physical Therapist license in Hawaii required.
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Reliable transportation required.
- Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a home-based setting.
- Home health or geriatric experience is preferred but not required.
Apply Today
If you're a licensed Physical Therapist in the Hilo area looking for flexible part-time or PRN work—and you're interested in helping build a growing home health market from the ground up—we'd love to speak with you.
Join a company already established in Hawaii and help us bring our one-on-one therapy model to more patients across the Big Island.
Apply Through This Job Posting or Contact
- Yale Smith
- Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Stern at Home Therapy
- 845-879-2467
Key Responsibilities
Perform physical therapy evaluations and provide one-on-one treatments to geriatric patients in their homes. Develop individualized plans of care and coordinate with physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 64% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
In Hawaii, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$110k (49 salary observations; 181 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (13,279 salary observations; 60,551 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physical Therapy median $95k (middle half $76k–$130k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Hawaii vs national | $110k median in Hawaii | $94k nationally (+17%)49 state / 13,279 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Hawaii index 110.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Hawaii | 109 active | 21,694 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 64% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Hawaii Physical Therapist listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus · 12% offer loan repayment111 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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