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James River Home Health & Hospice
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$132k-$150k

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Job Description

Physical Therapist- Home Health

Join James River Home Health, where your skills and compassion directly impact patients' lives. We’re seeking a dedicated Full-Time Home Health Physical Therapist to provide personalized, one-on-one care in the comfort of patients’ homes. As part of our collaborative team, you’ll help restore mobility, independence, and quality of life—one patient at a time.

Pay: $132,290 - $150,000

What’s in It for You?

  • Generous car and travel allowances
  • Company-paid cell phone and Tablet

Flexible Schedule

  • GENEROUS time-off package: 21 Days off (15 PTO Days and 6 Paid Holidays) Accrues on Day One and increases each year.
  • Competitively priced health plan, vision and dental, partially employer paid
  • Company-paid short and long-term disability and life insurance (up to $50,000 in coverage)
  • 401K with employer match
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Proactive Health Management Wellness Program (PHMP)
  • We pay for CPR Recertification

A Brief Overview of Responsibilities

  • Provide Initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s need
  • Develop and revise the plan of care in consultation with the physician and other team members
  • Provide treatments and evaluation of equipment needs as needed
  • Complete documentation timely for all assessments and evaluation data, treatments, and patient's response to therapy intervention

Supervise PTAs and HHAs as Needed

  • Evaluate the outcome of care and complete and submit Physical Therapy OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition by
  • Agency defined time frames.
  • Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of a Physical Therapy school
  • Must be licensed or registered in Virginia.
  • One year of home health experience PLUS!
  • Must have current CPR Certification

If you are interested and are a caring, compassionate Physical Therapist who can make a difference in the lives of our patients, then we would be interested in meeting you!!

"James River is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status."

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive physical therapy assessments and develop personalized plans of care for patients in their homes. Supervise PTAs and HHAs while ensuring timely documentation and submission of OASIS assessments.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Home health carePatient assessmentCare planningOASIS assessmentRehabilitationMobility restorationEquipment evaluationSupervisionClinical evaluation

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (558 salary observations; 1,683 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,685 salary observations; 55,886 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$141k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at James River Home Health & Hospice a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,935 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 23 employers

14
<$105k
13
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
5
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
78%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
39%
Relocation assistance
22%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health | $150,000 Annual Salary (Redding)

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#2

Physical therapist

Sentara Health · Mattaponi, Virginia

$103k-$149k
#3

Physical Therapist - Studio City

$90k-$140k
#4

Physical Therapist - West Hollywood

$90k-$140k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,935 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Fredericksburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,042/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About James River Home Health & Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Richmond, VA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Car and travel allowances
Company-paid cell phone and tablet
Flexible schedule
21 days off (15 PTO days and 6 paid holidays)
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance up to $50,000
401k with employer match