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Choice Rehab
Athens, Texas

Physical Therapist - PT

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Help patients regain independence—right where they feel most comfortable.

Join Choice Health at Home as a Physical Therapist and provide personalized care that helps patients improve mobility, build strength, manage pain, and achieve meaningful progress in their daily lives.

What You’ll Do

  • Evaluate patients’ mobility, strength, balance, and functional abilities to identify therapy needs.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans that promote recovery and independence.
  • Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans to support the best possible outcomes.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, safe movement, and strategies to support continued progress.
  • Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure coordinated, quality patient care.
  • Follow infection control practices and agency policies.
  • Complete accurate clinical documentation within company guidelines.

What You’ll Bring

  • Graduation from an accredited physical therapy program and successful completion of the state licensure exam.
  • Current, valid Physical Therapy license.
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
  • One year of home health experience preferred.
  • HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
  • Ability to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 pounds.

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) eligibility after three months of service, with a company match of 100% of the first 3% you contribute each pay period. Company matching contributions are immediately fully vested.
  • Health Savings Account.
  • Life insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • Company vehicle opportunity after 90 days of full-time employment, subject to availability and fulfillment of all Fleet Car team terms and conditions.

Bring your skills, compassion, and commitment to Choice Health at Home. Apply today and help patients move toward greater independence.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ mobility, strength, balance, and functional abilities, then develop and adjust individualized treatment plans to support recovery and independence. Educate patients and caregivers, coordinate care with the healthcare team, follow infection control practices, and complete accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited physical therapy program, successful completion of the state licensure exam, a current physical therapy license, CPR certification, a valid driver’s license, and auto insurance. One year of home health experience and HomeCare HomeBase experience are preferred; the role also requires the ability to perform physically demanding activities and handle loads up to 100 pounds.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient Mobility AssessmentStrength AssessmentBalance AssessmentFunctional Ability AssessmentIndividualized Treatment PlanningPatient Progress MonitoringPain ManagementPatient and Caregiver EducationSafe Movement InstructionCare CoordinationHome Health Care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$88k (788 salary observations; 5,186 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,149 salary observations; 57,960 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 Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysical Therapy median $91k (middle half $88k–$93k)20 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Texas vs national$88k median in Texas$94k nationally (−7%)788 state / 15,149 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Texas2,063 active21,992 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physical Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 26 employers
20
<$105k
11
$105k-125k
1
$130k
6
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
53%
Loan repayment
33%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

School Physical Therapist (PT)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Baltimore, Maryland

$70-$73/hr
#2

Home Health Physical Therapist - Hayward

CVHCare · Hayward, California

$150k
#3

Travel Physical Therapist

$70/hr
#4

PT / Physical Therapist - Home Health

$65-$70/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,948 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Choice Rehab

Hospitals and Health Care
Tyler, TX
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with 100% match on first 3%
Health Savings Account
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off and paid holidays
Company vehicle opportunity after 90 days

Living in Athens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,227/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
None
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.