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

Specialty: Physical Therapist | Discipline: Therapy | Duration: 24 weeks | Employment Type: Local Contract

About the role

PRIDE Health is actively hiring a Physical Therapist to join a client's Home Health Program in a growing care team serving patients in Parkersburg, WV (coverage areas: Wood and Wirt Counties). This position offers a 6+ month contract with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, including on-call/weekend requirements. Mileage reimbursement is provided from the first patient to the last.

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

Requirements

• 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

Pay

Pay range: $55.00–$60.00/hour (W2). Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education. Weekly hour guarantee: 40 hours.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday pay
• Guaranteed hours
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Cancelation protection
• Referral bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans) for eligible employees
• Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity)
• Life & disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal support
• Auto, home, and pet insurance
• Employee discounts with preferred vendors

About PRIDE Health

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health connects professionals with leading healthcare organizations.