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Stern At Home Therapy
Lakewood, New Jersey

Physical Therapist - Lakewood - Mobile Outpatient

Physical TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$92k-$110k

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Physical Therapist (PT) – Home Health | Lakewood, NJ | PRN / Part-Time / Full-Time | W2 or 1099

Are you a licensed PT ready to leave behind the double-booking, productivity quotas, and clinic burnout? Stern at Home Therapy is hiring Physical Therapists at all commitment levels — PRN, part-time, and full-time — to deliver one-on-one care in patients' homes across Lakewood and Ocean County, NJ.

About Stern at Home Therapy

We're a home therapy practice built around a simple belief: clinicians do their best work when they have real autonomy. Our PTs set their own schedules, treat one patient at a time, and have a dedicated admin team behind them handling the logistics. Whether you want a full caseload or just a few visits a week, we've built this role to fit your life — not the other way around.

What the Job Looks Like

You'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric population in their homes across Lakewood, Toms River, Brick, and surrounding Ocean County communities, creating and executing your own individualized treatment plans with full clinical autonomy. A dedicated admin team manages scheduling, documentation support, and coordination — you focus on the patient in front of you. Shadowing is available if you're newer to home health or just want to see the model before committing.

Our Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan backs up our promise to keep your caseload full: if we can't fill your schedule and can't replace a cancellation, you get paid for up to 2 cancellations per month.

Compensation

W2 Full-Time

  • $55–$75 per visit, tiered.
  • Tier 1 (1–20 visits/week): base rate.
  • Tier 2 (21–32 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
  • Tier 3 (33–40 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
  • Salary option: $92K–$110K based on experience.
  • 1099 Full-Time:
  • $70–$80 per visit, tiered.
  • Tier 1 (1–20 visits/week): base rate.
  • Tier 2 (21–32 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
  • Tier 3 (33–40 visits/week): +$5 per visit.

W2 Part-Time

$55–$70 per visit.

1099 Part-Time:

$72–$85 per visit.

PRN (1099)

$72 per follow-up visit.

$85 per evaluation.

Full-Time Benefits (W2)

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • PTO and paid holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Student loan repayment — $125/month (after year one).
  • CEU support — $500/year.
  • Commuter stipend — $250/month.
  • Quarterly wellness stipend — $125/quarter (after second quarter).
  • Childcare assistance.

Part-Time Benefits (W2)

  • Medical stipend — up to $250/month.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Student loan repayment — $125/month (after year one).
  • CEU support — $250/year.
  • Commuter stipend — $75–$125/month.
  • Quarterly wellness stipend — $125/quarter (after second quarter).

What We're Looking For

  • Active PT license in New Jersey (required).
  • Reliable transportation (required).

Minimum 1 year of U.S. clinical experience (preferred).

  • CPR certification (preferred).
  • Home health experience preferred — not required.
  • Strong communication and bedside manner.

How to Apply

Reach out directly — we respond within 24 hours, and most clinicians are seeing patients within two weeks. ysmith@sternathometherapy.com

Text or call Yale Smith: 845-879-2467

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric population within their homes across Ocean County. Create and execute individualized treatment plans while maintaining full clinical autonomy.

Requirements

Must possess an active New Jersey Physical Therapist license and reliable transportation. A minimum of one year of U.S. clinical experience and CPR certification are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningGeriatric CareHome Health CarePatient Communication

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (596 salary observations; 1,507 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,879 salary observations; 56,729 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.2
Better work-life than 40% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,017 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lakewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$659k≈ 7.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,200/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Stern At Home Therapy

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
PTO and paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan
Student loan repayment - $125/month (after year one)
CEU support - $500/year
Commuter stipend - $250/month
Quarterly wellness stipend - $125/quarter
Childcare assistance