Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Title: Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health
- Location: Virginia (Chesapeake)
- Contract Type: Traveler
- Start Date: 10/19/2026.
- Pay Range: Competitive
Come for the role. Stay for the people. Chesapeake, Virginia, has a strong healthcare presence within the Hampton Roads region, offering opportunities to work in diverse healthcare systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Located Just minutes away from Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA! Chesapeake is an outdoor lover’s paradise offering trails for all levels of hikers and over 20 waterways to explore!
Role Overview: This role involves providing physical therapy services to patients in their homes to improve mobility, strength, balance, coordination, and overall physical function. The Home Health Physical Therapist plans and administers medically prescribed physical therapy treatments for patients suffering from injuries, or muscle, nerve, joint, and bone diseases, in an effort to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability by performing the following duties: providing education and information to patients and caregivers; participating in required discharge planning, and completing all required documentation according to policy; and directing patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance.
Requirements
- 1 year of experience required - Home Health experience preferred.
- Flu Vaccine Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions and Declinations Allowed.
- 1st time travelers accepted.
- MatrixCare or Epic experience preferred, not required.
- VA PT State License Required – Can be Pending.
- Certifications Required: CPR
Schedule: Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Weekend: PT every 4th or 5th weekend
Key Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist will provide home-based care to improve patient mobility, strength, and overall physical function. Responsibilities include administering prescribed treatments, educating patients and caregivers, and completing all required clinical documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 36% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
In Virginia, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (396 salary observations; 1,721 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (10,394 salary observations; 56,600 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health at Grace Federal Solutions a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,485 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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- No nights
- Includes weekends
Living in Chesapeake
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $349k
- Typical market rent
- $2,092/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.