Home Physical Therapist PRN
About The Position
The Home Physical Therapist evaluates, designs, and implements patient plans of care to increase, maintain, or restore function, minimize or prevent disability, and help patients reach their maximum performance levels. The therapist provides care in patients’ homes or other settings, coordinating with physicians, healthcare team members, patients, and families. The role includes assessing daily living and work-related skills; administering and interpreting functional tests; providing therapeutic treatment and instruction; revising treatment programs to meet patient goals; coordinating care and discharge planning; recommending adaptive equipment; training caregivers; and completing timely, accurate clinical documentation. The role may also involve other duties as needed to support changing organizational and business objectives. The position’s work environment includes an internal office and patient homes. The listing describes a minimum annual salary of $63,000 and a maximum annual salary of $100,000; it notes that the stated salary ranges are for full-time, 40-hour employees and that individual pay depends on factors including location, role responsibilities, experience, and skills.
Requirements
- Degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Program.
- Current Physical Therapist licensure in good standing.
- Current CPR certification.
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
- Current and valid driver’s license.
- Current and valid automobile insurance.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
- Ability to meet the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- A minimum of five years of physical therapy experience is preferred.
- Home Health experience is preferred.
- Proof of a negative TB test is recommended.
Responsibilities
- Assess and screen patients’ daily living and work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable goals.
- Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function in patients’ homes or other settings to help physicians evaluate their functional level.
- Consult with patients’ physicians and other healthcare team members and participate in developing or revising plans of care.
- Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction in accordance with physician orders to improve or restore strength, coordination, range of motion, and function, or teach compensation strategies.
- Review and expand treatment programs in line with each patient’s functional goals and rehabilitation program guidelines.
- Report patient status and progress to physicians, rehabilitation staff, patients, and families.
- Participate in care coordination and discharge planning and act as a resource to other healthcare personnel.
- Recommend or design adaptive equipment to improve clients’ home or work environments or participation in rehabilitation and community activities.
- Train family members and caregivers to carry out treatment, including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills; participate in team and family education meetings.
- Document patient care observations, interventions, and evaluations accurately and thoroughly on the day services are provided; document and implement interim verbal physician orders; submit evaluations, treatment plans, and discharge summaries within 24 hours.
Benefits
- Yearly continuing education allowance.
- Access to MedBridge and Athletico University.
- Five additional days of PTO dedicated to continuing education.
- Strategic mentorship programs.
- Leadership programs.
- Incentives based on quality of care and patient outcomes rather than visits per week.
- Residency programs, with 100% reimbursement of curriculum costs.
- Generative AI documentation scribe for clinicians, described as new for 2026.
