Physical Therapist for Home Health Full Time with $5K Hiring Bonus and Benefits
Listed compensation
$130k-$180k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Apollo Home Healthcare is hiring a full-time Physical Therapist (PT) to join our home health team, serving patients in Northern California's Bay Area.
In this role, you will provide high-quality physical therapy services to patients in the comfort of their own homes, helping them regain independence and improve their daily functioning.
You will oversee a supporting Physical Therapy Assistant and a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
For a limited time, Apollo is offering a $5,000 hiring bonus for a full-time Physical Therapist
Why Join Apollo?
- Priority scheduling to achieve a full patient caseload for full-time clinicians
- Local territory within your region of choice (within Alameda County or Contra Costa County)
- Support from a dedicated clinical team
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package for full-time clinicians
- Opportunity for membership and profit-sharing through Obran Cooperative
What You'll Do
- Provide in-home physical therapy evaluations and treatments
- Assess patients’ strength, mobility, balance, and ability to function safely at home
- Create and update individualized plans of care that support independence and recovery
- Help patients regain mobility and confidence in their home environment
- Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, safety, and fall prevention
- Document visits and evaluations in WellSky/Kinnser in a timely manner
- Collaborate with nurses, therapists, and the broader care team to support patient outcomes
- Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants (PTAs) and support their clinical development
- Participate in care planning, case conferences, and discharge planning
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or DPT)
- Active California Physical Therapist license
- CPR/BLS certification
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to patients’ homes
- Comfort working independently in a home health setting
- Home health experience preferred
- Experience charting in Kinnser/Wellsky preferred, but not required
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cellular device reimbursement
- AI notetaking tool
- Tablet for note-taking
- Eligibility for Obran Cooperative membership and profit-sharing
- Full-time packages also include
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, with generous employer contributions
- HSA/FSA options to cover healthcare expenses and dependent care with pre-tax dollars
- 401(k)
- Paid time off, paid sick time, and paid holidays
- $5,000 hiring bonus for full-time PT, paid after 6 months of employment
- Dedicated and available support team of clinical coordinators
About Obran Cooperative
Apollo is part of Obran Cooperative, a worker-owned healthcare organization building a better alternative to traditional healthcare employment. Our clinicians have a real voice, shared ownership, and a long-term stake in the organization.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
Obran is committed to creating workplaces where equity is prioritized and valued. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and members of other marginalized communities.
Obran is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Obran Careers at hr@obran.coop.
Key Responsibilities
Provide in-home physical therapy evaluations and treatments to help patients regain independence and mobility. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team and supervise Physical Therapy Assistants to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.
Requirements
Requires a degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program and an active California Physical Therapist license. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, reliable transportation, and experience working in a home health setting.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In California, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (1,249 salary observations; 4,166 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,067 salary observations; 59,981 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $130k–$180k | Physical Therapy median $113k (middle half $95k–$136k)22 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $94k nationally (+25%)1,249 state / 12,067 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$140k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in California | 1,740 active | 21,900 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 60% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $5k sign-on | California Physical Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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