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Home Health Physical Therapist PRN

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

The Home Health Physical Therapist plays a critical role in delivering personalized rehabilitative care to patients within their own homes, promoting recovery, mobility, and independence.

This position requires assessing patients' physical conditions, developing tailored treatment plans, and implementing therapeutic interventions to address a variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

The therapist collaborates closely with patients, families, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive care and optimal outcomes. By providing education and support, the therapist empowers patients to manage their health and prevent further injury.

Ultimately, this role contributes significantly to improving patients' quality of life by facilitating functional improvement in a comfortable and familiar environment.

As a Physical Therapist, you will:

  • Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
  • Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
  • Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
  • Applies concepts of infection control/universal precautions in performing patient care
  • Assure continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation
  • Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members and other health care professionals
  • Promote agency philosophy and administrative policies
  • Maintain and complete all documentation within company stated guidelines.

Requirements

  • Successful completion of accredited physical therapy program and state licensure exam.
  • Valid Physical Therapy license
  • 1 year of home health experience preferred
  • CPR certification
  • Valid Driver’s license
  • Valid Auto Insurance
  • HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..

Key Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist will assess patients' physical conditions and develop tailored treatment plans to promote recovery and independence in their homes. They will also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and provide education to patients and families to ensure optimal health outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningMusculoskeletal RehabilitationNeurological RehabilitationPatient EducationHome Health Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Where are Physical Therapy jobs?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 22,012 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $86k (middle half $73k–$111k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 58% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS physical therapist listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,870 in the last 30 days4,345 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,012 Physical Therapy listings); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home Health Physical Therapist PRN at Choice Rehab a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,012 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 26 employers
11
<$110k
8
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
6
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Physical Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,012 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.