Local Contract Physical Therapist - $50 per hour

Location: Lancaster, PA. Start date: 10/26/2026. Duration: 13 weeks (assignment length 14 weeks). Employment type: Local Contract. Shift: 08:00 AM – 04:30 PM, 40 hours/week (minimum 35 hours guaranteed).

About the role

The Physical Therapist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in‑home setting for the older adult population. The in‑home setting could be a patient's private residence or a patient's room in an independent living facility. Client Rehabilitation To You allows the Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat in the most functional environment — the patient's home. The Physical Therapist assesses the need for, develops, and delivers physical therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation; identifies the need for and makes referrals to other disciplines to address the comprehensive needs of patients; implements individualized therapy programs designed to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance; instructs, educates, and trains patients and caregivers in skills essential for promoting independence and productivity; and directs activities to promote and maintain health. This position provides a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedules, timely clinical and billing documentation, and work‑related meetings.
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences, and other related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address the comprehensive needs of the patient.
• Consult with rehabilitation team members to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen for each patient.
• Adapt programs and/or plans of care according to individual patient needs.
• Promote a safe environment and enforce elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order supplies and equipment as necessary.
• Clean, maintain, identify, and report the need for repair of equipment.
• Prioritize patient service: ensure patients and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring, compassionate atmosphere that recognizes individuals' needs and rights.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients — including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures — synthesize information, interpret findings to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine predicted level of improvement and time required, identify precautions/contraindications, and design a plan of care.
• Develop appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implement the physical therapy treatment plan, and complete all related documentation and record keeping.
• Apply therapeutic techniques in areas such as: therapeutic exercise (aerobic capacity conditioning, balance coordination, agility training, body mechanics and postural stabilization, flexibility exercises, gait and locomotion training, neuromotor development training, relaxation, strength, power, and endurance training); functional training; manual therapy; airway clearance techniques; integumentary repair and protection; use of electrotherapeutic, physical agent, and mechanical modalities; health and wellness education on chronic disease management; falls assessment and interventions to reduce fall risk; case management in the home and community.
• Design, fabricate, fit, and/or apply adaptive devices, and train patients in the use of adaptive devices including orthotics and prosthetics.
• Select appropriate activities suited to the individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Instruct patients in skills and techniques required for participation in mobility activities and evaluate patient progress, attitudes, and behavior as related to rehabilitative potential.
• Perform routine reexamination as needed to modify or progress the plan of treatment.
• Incorporate health and wellness programming into treatment plans.
• Perform home and community mobility assessments and provide recommendations for safe mobility in the home and community space.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Valid Physical Therapy license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility.
• Master's degree in Physical Therapy; or Master's degree in a Physical Therapy related field plus a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy; or Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy plus 5 years of progressively responsible PT experience.
• Physical Therapy degree earned outside the U.S. must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. Physical Therapy degree.
• Valid driver's license or reliable, independent transportation to and from patients' residences.

Skills

• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Compliance

Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies, and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act, and HIPAA. Participates in required orientation and training programs. Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of non‑compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison, or the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline. Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations. Participates, as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement activities.