Physical Therapist - Long Branch - Mobile Outpatient
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$92k-$145k
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Job Description
Physical Therapist (PT) – Home Health | Long Branch, NJ | Full-Time, Part-Time & PRN
Stern at Home Therapy is hiring Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN Physical Therapists (PTs) to provide individualized, one-on-one care to patients throughout Long Branch, NJ, and surrounding communities.
Whether you're looking to build a full-time caseload, maintain consistent part-time work, or supplement your existing schedule with flexible PRN visits, Stern offers multiple options based on your availability and career goals.
Therapists can build a geographically concentrated caseload in the Long Branch area, reducing unnecessary travel between patients.
What You'll Do
As a Physical Therapist with Stern at Home Therapy, you'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes while maintaining clinical autonomy over each patient's plan of care.
Responsibilities Include
- Perform physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
- Provide one-on-one physical therapy treatments in patients' homes.
- Help patients improve strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and functional independence.
- Provide gait training, transfer training, therapeutic exercise, and fall-prevention interventions.
- Recommend assistive devices, durable medical equipment, and home safety modifications when appropriate.
- Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, mobility strategies, and safety.
- Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
- Communicate with physicians, caregivers, families, and interdisciplinary care team members.
- Coordinate with our administrative team regarding scheduling and patient care.
Compensation
- Full-Time – Minimum 16 Patients
- Full-Time W-2 Salary
- $92,000–$110,000 annually
- Salary may increase based on patient volume.
- Full-Time W-2 Tiered
- $55–$70 per follow-up visit
- $75 per 4-unit evaluation
- Your per-visit rate increases as your patient volume grows.
- Full-Time 1099 Tiered
- $70–$80 per follow-up visit
- $85 per evaluation
- Your per-visit rate increases as your patient volume grows.
- Annual earning potential up to $145,000.
- Part-Time – Minimum 10 Patients
- Part-Time W-2
- $65 per follow-up visit
- $75 per 4-unit evaluation
- Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.
- Part-Time 1099
- $72 per follow-up visit
- $85 per evaluation
- Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.
- PRN – Minimum 5 Patients
- PRN 1099 Only
- $72 per follow-up visit
- $85 per evaluation
- Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.
Full-Time W-2 Benefits
Health Insurance And/or Medical Stipend
- 401(k) with annual employer match starting at 1.5% and increasing up to 7%
- 2 weeks of PTO after 6 months, increasing to 3 weeks after 9 months
- 5 paid holidays, effective immediately, with flexibility to choose which days you use
- Student loan repayment assistance beginning after the first year at $125 per month
- $500 annual CEU stipend
- $250 monthly commuter stipend for full-time visits
- Equipment provided
- Childcare assistance program currently in development
- Part-Time W-2 Benefits
- Health insurance and/or medical stipend based on eligibility
- 401(k) with annual employer match
- Student loan repayment assistance
Continuing Education Support
Prorated commuter stipend based on patient volume, up to $175 per month for clinicians seeing 10 patients
Equipment Provided
1099 independent contractors are not eligible for W-2 employee benefits.
Why Join Stern?
- Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN opportunities
- Multiple full-time compensation options
- Flexible scheduling
- Ability to build a geographically concentrated Long Branch-area caseload
- One-on-one patient care
- Full clinical autonomy
- No double-booking
- No traditional clinic productivity quotas
- Dedicated administrative support
- Assistance with referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination
- Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan
- Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians
- Fast onboarding
- Shadowing available for PTs newer to home health
Qualifications
- Active Physical Therapist license in New Jersey required
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
- Reliable transportation required
- Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and time-management skills
- Ability to work independently in a home-based environment
- Home health or geriatric experience preferred but not required
Apply Today
If you're a licensed Physical Therapist looking for a Full-Time, Part-Time, or PRN opportunity in Long Branch, NJ, we'd love to hear from you.
Yale Smith
Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Stern at Home Therapy ysmith@sternathometherapy.com
845-879-2467
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will perform evaluations and provide one-on-one treatments to geriatric patients in their homes to improve functional independence. They are responsible for developing individualized care plans, monitoring patient progress, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (199 salary observations; 444 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (4,821 salary observations; 18,335 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$119k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $109k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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