Physical Therapist Home Health in Alpena, MI with $2240 Weekly Gross
Listed compensation
$2K–$2K Weekly
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Job Description
Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking Home Health PT for a 13-week travel / contract position in Alpena, MI. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.
Position Details
- Position Name: Physical Therapist Home Health
- Location: Alpena, Michigan
- Specialty: Home Health
- Start Date: ASAP
- Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Pay Rate: Range $2200 to $2240 Weekly Gross pay based on a 40-hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
- Mileage Reimbursement: $0.49/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments
- Unit: Home Health
- Shifts available: Days
- Shift timings: 8 Hours; Days, 8a – 5p
Schedule: 40 hours / week guaranteed, 5 shifts per week, Mon-Fri, No weekend or call
Position Requirements
- Current Physical Therapist experience: 1-2 years - Required
- Recent/Current Home Health PT experience: 12 months within the past 3 years - Required
- Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting experience - Required
- OASIS experience - Preferred
- Must have valid Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
- Must be Covid Vaccinated or provide medical or religious exemption
Education, License and Certification Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy or Similar – Required
- Current State License as Physical Therapist for MI - Required
- BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required
Job Description
- Provide Physical Therapy services to patients/clients at their homes.
- Consult with the physician and an interdisciplinary team in the development of a plan of treatment
- Utilize skills in patient/client evaluation and treatment, professional consultations to achieve maximum patient/client independence in accordance with the individual's functional level and potential
- Plans and prepares treatment plan based on evaluation of patient data
Provide in-home PT treatment programs to assist patients in restoring function, relieving pain, and preventing disability
Allow patients and their families to maintain dignity and independence while receiving safe, effective rehabilitation in the security of their home
- Drive to patient homes in the assigned territories on daily basis.
- Territories to cover: 49707, 49777, 49766, 49747, 49744, 49753, 49766, 48742, 48721, 48740
Key Responsibilities
Provide in-home physical therapy services to help patients restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability. Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy, a valid MI state license, and BLS certification. Candidates must have 1-2 years of PT experience, including 12 months of recent home health experience and proficiency in HCHB charting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (183 salary observations; 1,549 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 Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$222k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $231k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist Home Health in Alpena, MI with $2240 Weekly Gross at SAGE GROUP a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,541 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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