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Interim HealthCare - Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65-$125/hr

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Job Description

Discover a new lane in therapy where treatments are personal and outcomes are optimal. As a Home Health PT in the Allentown area, you’ll help patients regain their strength, manage their pain and reach their goals in a home setting where therapy is customized to their daily lives.

As the nation’s first home care company, Interim HealthCare® understands the value of home-based care to individuals struggling with strength and mobility challenges. As a Home Health PT, you can be the person who shows up and helps turn things around. If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding new career path, you are made for this!

Our Home Health Physical Therapists enjoy some excellent benefits:

  • $65-$125 per visit, paid weekly, and $5,000 sign-on bonus!
  • 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
  • Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
  • Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
  • Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University

As a Home Health Physical Therapist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

  • Provide home-based physical therapy to patients who have lost mobility, strength and functionality due to an illness or injury
  • Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, OT and SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and goals
  • Observe movements, conduct assessments, document progress and modify care plan as needed
  • Assist patient with exercises and hands-on therapy to manage pain and increase mobility
  • Educate patients on their plan of care, established goals, exercises and self-care
  • Coach family on the plan of care, therapy goals and safely assisting with exercises

A Few Must-haves for Home Health Physical Therapists

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Program and active PT license in Pennsylvania
  • Minimum of 2 years of physical therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
  • CPR certification
  • Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
  • Good clinical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, dexterity and compassion

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Physical Therapists (PTs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of PTs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.

Interim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide home-based physical therapy to patients to help them regain mobility, strength, and functionality. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary home health team to observe progress, conduct assessments, and educate patients and families on care plans.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist program with an active Pennsylvania license. Requires a minimum of 2 years of physical therapy experience and current CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Home health carePatient assessmentMobility trainingPain managementClinical documentationCare plan modificationPatient educationRegulatory compliance

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (445 salary observations; 2,261 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,296 salary observations; 58,632 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in physical therapyranked against 21,840 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Pennsylvania vs national$91k median in Pennsylvania$94k nationally (−3%)445 state / 15,296 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Pennsylvania926 active21,761 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (21,840 Physical Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist at Interim HealthCare - Allentown a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 21,840 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

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3
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
47% this job
CME allowance
32% this job
Loan repayment
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$150k-$160k
#3

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

$150k
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,840 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Interim HealthCare - Allentown logo

About Interim HealthCare - Allentown

Health, Wellness & Fitness
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 sign-on bonus
1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios
Flexible assignments
Online training and CEUs
Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.