Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Heal
Listed compensation
$48-$58/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
There For You Home Care Services a Division of UniversaCare is hiring Physical Therapists for home health visits in the Waterbury, CT area.
Full-time and per diem schedules are available: per diem clinicians take visits on a per-visit basis that fits their availability, and full-time therapists carry a steady caseload with hourly pay.
We are a Medicare-certified home health agency (CT DPH License 9915730) and offer a supportive interdisciplinary team, manageable caseloads and clear documentation standards.
Responsibilities
Complete initial and ongoing PT evaluations in the patient’s home, including OASIS data collection when PT is the assessing discipline
- Develop and update an individualized plan of care with measurable functional goals
- Provide skilled interventions: gait and balance training, strengthening, transfer training, post-surgical and orthopedic rehabilitation, fall-risk reduction
- Recommend and train patients on durable medical equipment and home modifications
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on home exercise programs and safety
- Coordinate with nursing, OT, SLP, aides and physicians; communicate changes in status
Complete timely visit notes, progress notes, recertifications and discharge summaries that meet Medicare and agency standards
Requirements
- Current Connecticut Physical Therapist license (required)
- DPT or equivalent degree from an accredited program
- Home health experience and OASIS familiarity preferred; new home health clinicians with strong clinical skills are welcome
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle and auto insurance
- CPR certification
Compensation
- Full-time: $48.00 - $58.00 per hour
- Per diem: $90.00 - $110.00 per visit
Benefits
- Weekly pay and a clock-in app
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Mileage reimbursement
- $250 referral bonus after your referral works 100 hours
- Tuition assistance after 2,500 hours for approved career programs
Work location: in patients’ homes, based from our Waterbury office (534 Frost Road) and serving Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley and surrounding New Haven and Litchfield County towns. Hamden-area visits also available.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$110k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $100k–$121k | Physical Therapy median $97k (middle half $84k–$122k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$106k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Connecticut | 290 active | 21,796 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 56% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Connecticut Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment324 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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