Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health
Listed compensation
$55-$70/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS!!!
- Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health
- Pay Range: $55.00 - $70.00 per hour
- Job Type: Full Time
- Location: Carlsbad, Encinitas
Welcome to the Seaport Scripps Home Health Family!
At Seaport Scripps Home Health, we believe that a career in healthcare the noblest of professions. Great clinical operations leadership makes home health possible. They help us fulfill our mission to provide LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to our patients and their families.
Our team is trained and motivated to deliver superior clinical outcomes and high patient and family satisfaction. It is through our team’s dedication to deliver life changing service that we be become the “provider of choice” in the community that we serve.
A career with Seaport Scripps Home Health requires a commitment to making work fun and CELEBRATING successes; delivering and holding each other to the HIGHEST STANDARDS of care and professionalism; continual LEARNING; treating others as PEOPLE whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using GOOD JUDGEMENT. One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we to put our EMPLOYEE’S FIRST.
Benefits Include
- Competitive compensation
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan with generous company match
- Critical illness benefit
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
Job Description
We are seeking a licensed Physical Therapist 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
Seaport Scripps 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 San Diego based business.
What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Seaport Scripps Home Health, 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 San Diego.
- 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, 46% have no call, 72% 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 ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k 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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