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Physical Therapist Home Health

Physical TherapistNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Physical Therapist for Blair, Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset teams.

Are you seeking a fulfilling career that allows you to deliver personalized, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Home Healthcare is growing, and we are expanding our Home Health Physical Therapy Team with openings in the Blair, Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset teams.

We are hiring skilled and compassionate physical therapists to join our home health interdisciplinary team! You'll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout these surrounding communities.

Working outside of a medical facility, you'll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes. Monday-Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call weekends.

Why Choose UPMC Home Healthcare

Join a nationally recognized leader in healthcare innovation and excellence. As part of UPMC – a world-class academic medical center and integrated health system – you’ll be empowered to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while advancing your career.

  • Deliver compassionate, one-on-one care in the comfort of patients’ homes, fostering deeper connections and personalized treatment.
  • Be part of a mission-driven team backed by UPMC’s renowned hospitals, research, and health plan – offering a unique continuum of care.
  • Sign-on bonus available for both new graduates and experienced professionals.
  • Advance your career through ongoing professional development opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being – including tuition reimbursement and retirement savings plans.
  • Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate to support your travel needs.

Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.

Responsibilities

Communicates patient’s status to the referring physician and other health care team members.

May serves as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students as well as residents and fellows in a specialty area of physical therapy.

Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registation renewal.

Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment and treatment and supervises physical therapist assistants in the treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic.

Develops plan of care including goals and treatment plan under physician referral, nature of injury/illness, and results of physical therapy assessment.

  • Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient’s response to treatment and/or changes in patient’s status.
  • Works with PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.
  • Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.
  • Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.

Maintains written documentation for all physical therapy services rendered, including documentation of initial assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards. Co-signs physical therapist assistant documentation biweekly.

Completes necessary charge and statistical information to accurately reflect the service rendered to the patient.

Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to the patient and/or family members when applicable.

Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.

Education/Knowledge Requirements

Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support OR Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Edit Physical Therapist/Cert Comments PR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

  • Automotive Insurance
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Driver's License
  • Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Act 33
  • Act 34
  • OAPSA
  • UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physical therapy program approved by the APTA and hold a valid physical therapist license. Additionally, they are required to maintain BLS or CPR certification and possess a valid driver's license with automotive insurance.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningHome health careInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical instructionPatient educationPediatric careGeriatric careRehabilitationPhysician communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (371 salary observations; 2,423 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,992 salary observations; 63,762 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in physical therapyranked against 21,256 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $95k (middle half $89k–$105k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$91k median in Pennsylvania$94k nationally (−3%)371 state / 12,992 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania936 active21,888 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 50% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusPennsylvania Physical Therapist listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 20% offer loan repayment994 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,752 in the last 30 days4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physical Therapy pay trend+1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,256 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); 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 Physical Therapist Home Health at UPMC 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 21,256 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 25 employers
14
<$105k
9
$105k-120k
4
$120k-135k
7
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
41% this job
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$71/hr
#2

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Ironside Human Resources · Fargo, North Dakota

$70/hr
#3

Traveler Physical Therapist: Dutch Harbor, AK

$2800/week
#4

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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 21,256 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About UPMC

Hospitals and Health Care
Pittsburgh, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus available
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement savings plans
Mileage reimbursement at federal rate

Living in State College

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$386k
Typical market rent
$2,022/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.8
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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