Hiring Physical Therapist in Akron, OH with $2600 Weekly Gross
Listed compensation
$3K–$3K Weekly
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Job Description
Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking PT Home Health for 13-week travel/contract positions in Akron, Ohio. We are accepting both local and traveler candidates.
Position Details
- Position Name: Physical Therapist Home Health
- Location: Akron, Ohio
- Specialty: Home Health
- Start Date: ASAP
- Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
- Contract Length: 13 weeks contract
- Pay Rate: Range $2560 to $2600 Weekly Gross pay based on a 40 hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
- Mileage Reimbursement: $0.50/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments
- Unit: Home Health
- Shifts available: Days
- Shift timings: 8 Hours; Days, 8.00a - 5.00p
Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed, 5 X 8-hr shifts per week, Mon-Fri, 32 productivity points per week expected
Position Requirements
- Current PT experience: 1- 2 years - Required
- PT Home Health experience: 1 year within the last 3 years - Required
- Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting experience – Required
- OASIS experience - Preferred
- Must be Covid Vaccinated or provide medical or religious exemption
Education, License and Certification Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy or Similar - Required
- Current State License as Physical Therapist or Compact if applicable - Required
- BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required
Job Description
Provide skilled physical therapy services to patients in their homes as ordered by the attending physician. Observe, record, and report patient reactions, changes, and progress to IDT team
Treats patient to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance using physical means, such as, exercise, massage, heat, water, etc.
- Counsel patient and family on the disease/injury and how to manage in all phases of physical therapy.
- Instruct patient and family members on proper use of equipment such as wheelchairs, braces, walkers, crutches, canes, and other prosthetic/orthotic devices.
- Oversee and supervise therapy services of patient provided by PTAs and when appropriate, nurse assistants.
- Communicate with the PTAs and nurse aides on supervisory visit results.
- Completes all clinical documentation following agency protocol and Medicare/Federal guidelines.
- Must meet assigned productivity points per week
- Territories to cover: Akron, OH and surrounding areas
Key Responsibilities
Provide skilled physical therapy services to home-bound patients to relieve pain and restore function. Oversee the work of PTAs and maintain clinical documentation according to Medicare and Federal guidelines.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, a current state license, and BLS certification. Candidates must have 1-2 years of PT experience and at least 1 year of Home Health experience within the last 3 years.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In Ohio, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (384 salary observations; 1,923 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (14,786 salary observations; 56,355 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$134k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $145k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hiring Physical Therapist in Akron, OH with $2600 Weekly Gross at SAGE GROUP a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Physical Therapy — ranked against 22,005 active Physical Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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