Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health
Listed compensation
$50-$60/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health
- Pay Range: $50 - $60 per hour
- Job Type: Part time, Per Diem
Buena Vista Home Health provides positive, life-changing services that have touched the lives of thousands of individuals in the Ventura & Los Angeles Counties.
At BV, our culture is nurtured by our core values: Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk, Customer Second, and Ownership. Your growth is important to us. We set individual and team goals to ensure that we continue to grow together and serve our patients & their families at the highest standard.
Join a dynamic company that believes in a team approach and focuses on doing what is best for our patients. As a Registered Nurse with Buena Vista, you will have the opportunity to advance your career while receiving strong compensation and excellent benefits.
Job Summary
We are seeking a licensed Physical Therapist (PT) to provide in-home therapy services across the South Coastal Territory. The PT will deliver care in accordance with a physician’s plan, helping patients regain mobility and independence.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients’ functional status and develop care plans
- Assess home environments and recommend modifications
- Provide direct physical therapy treatments
- Educate patients and caregivers on therapeutic techniques and equipment
- Monitor progress and adjust treatment plans
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams
- Document clinical notes and progress reports
- Participate in discharge planning
- Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants per policy and regulations
Qualifications
- Active California Physical Therapy License
- Minimum 2 years of physical therapy experience (home health preferred)
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Current CPR certification
- Valid driver’s license and insured, reliable vehicle
About the Company
Buena Vista Home Health is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group network with 300+ locations throughout the country. We offer the best of both worlds – The backing and stability of a proven healthcare “giant”, with the permission to operate as locally as if it were our own business.
What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Buena Vista Home Health and Hospice, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We offer the only all-in-one approach to post-hospital healthcare services in Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley.
- We operate with the Core Values as our guide:
- Celebration
- Accountability
- Passion for Learning
- Love One Another
- Intelligent Risk Taking
- Customer Second
Ownership
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.
Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at pennantgroup.com.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (1,005 salary observations; 3,600 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,282 salary observations; 53,962 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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