Physical Therapist PT Home Health (PRN)
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Job Description
Empath Home Health, a member of Empath Health is seeking a compassionate PRN Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to work with us to provide exceptional and individualized care to patients in Fort Myers, FL & surrounding areas.
Award-Winning Home Health: Recognized as one of America's Best Home Health Providers for 2026, Empath Home Health delivers high‑quality, outcomes‑driven care trusted by patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Empath Home Health provides skilled nursing and therapy services to help patients recover and maintain independence at home, along with personal care support that assists with daily needs as part of a seamless continuum of care.
Locations: Home health visits in the Fort Myers area / Lee county (including Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Estero, Bonita Springs, and surrounding areas). It is flexible - you choose when & where you want to work!
Schedule: PRN; 5-10+ home health visits available per week
What You'll Do
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including OASIS assessments at required intervals
- Develop, initiate, and revise individualized plans of care as patient needs evolve
- Deliver skilled occupational therapy services and treatments as outlined in the plan of care
- Counsel and educate patients and families on disease processes, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure seamless, holistic care
- Why Join Empath Health as a PRN Clinician?
- Flexible scheduling and manageable caseloads
- Strong interdisciplinary support
- Growth potential: certain roles could expand to full-time as the market grows
- Meaningful, patient-centered care in the comfort of patients’ homes
What You'll Need
- Active Florida PT license
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a licensed Physical Therapist (PT)
- Home health care experience strongly preferred.
- Strong assessment, critical thinking, and patient education skills
- Willingness to participate in weekend and holiday on-call rotations
Unified in empathy, we serve our communities through extraordinary Full Life Care for All.
Empath Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization providing Full Life Care through a connected network of services across Florida—including hospice, home health, grief care, geriatric primary care, elder care (PACE), HIV and sexual health (EPIC), and dementia support.
Full Life Care means caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—with empathy and dignity. Our care goes beyond medicine to help people feel seen, supported, and valued at every stage of life.
At Empath Health, you’ll find purpose, partnership, and possibility in a culture where compassion drives excellence and every team member helps make life’s journey more meaningful.
Empath Health is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws.
It is Empath Health's policy not to discriminate against any qualified person or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual's disability.
Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, Empath Health will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made Empath Health aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to Empath Health.
If you are an applicant and need a reasonable accommodation when applying for job opportunities within Empath Health or to request a reasonable accommodation to utilize Empath Health's online employment application, please contact HRTalentAcquisition@EmpathHealth.org.
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Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care for home health patients. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver skilled therapy services and educate patients on self-care and disease management.
Requirements
Requires an active Florida Physical Therapist license and a minimum of one year of experience as a licensed PT. Home health care experience is strongly preferred along with the ability to participate in on-call rotations.
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, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
In Florida, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (567 salary observations; 3,442 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (12,313 salary observations; 61,588 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 | not listed | Physical Therapy median $94k (middle half $85k–$105k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $89k median in Florida | $94k nationally (−5%)567 state / 12,313 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Florida | 1,398 active | 21,761 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 48% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida Physical Therapist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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