Local Contract Home Health Physical Therapist - $55-60 per hour

PRIDE Health is seeking a local contract Home Health Physical Therapist for a local contract job in Trumbull, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Physical Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: 8 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Pride Health is actively hiring a Physical Therapist to join our client's Home Health Program in a growing care team serving patients.

Job Detail:
Job Title:  Physical Therapist - Home Health
Location: Trumbull, CT [Coverage Areas: New Haven to Greenwich; visits per day will be in close proximity]
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Duration: 8+ Months
Local Pay: $55.00 - $60.00/hour (W-2) Plus Mileage reimbursement
Travel Pay Package: Up to $2,700/week gross (includes weekly non-taxable stipend) * Plus Mileage reimbursement
*Negotiable & Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education.  

Weekly Hour Guarantee: 40 hours
On-Call/Weekend Requirement: Every 3-4 weekends as needed 
Mileage Reimbursement: Yes (From 2nd patient to last patient)
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and ongoing reassessments to identify impairments, functional limitations, and safety risks
• Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans to improve mobility, strength, balance, endurance, pain management, and functional independence
• Deliver skilled interventions including therapeutic exercise, gait training, transfer training, balance activities, stair training, and home safety education
• Educate patients and caregivers on home exercise programs, fall prevention, assistive device use, and energy conservation techniques
• Complete accurate and timely documentation (evaluations, visit notes, progress reports, and discharge summaries) using EMR systems
• Coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, including nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and home health aides
• Communicate changes in patient condition, safety concerns, or barriers to progress promptly to the care team
• Participate in case conferences, care coordination activities, and team collaboration
• Ensure compliance with CMS regulations, infection control standards, and agency policies
• Manage a mobile caseload efficiently while meeting productivity and documentation expectations
• Adapt quickly to new environments, workflows, and patient populations as a travel clinician

 
Required Qualification/Certification

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
• Active Physical Therapist license in the state of assignment
• Home Health experience required
• Willingness to travel within the assigned coverage area
• Current BLS certification
• Valid driver’s license.

About PRIDE Health

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Cancelation protection
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits