Physical Therapist (Home Health)

About the role

Pride Health is hiring a Physical Therapist (Home Health) to support a client's healthcare facility in Virginia Beach, VA. The role covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth areas. It is a local contract position with an initial 13‑month term (possibility to extend).

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

• Active Physical Therapist license.
• At least 1 year of home health experience; experience with HomeCare HomeBase (HCHB) is a plus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans).
• Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity).
• 401(k) retirement savings.
• Life & disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal support.
• Pet insurance.
• Employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Pay

Pay range: $52.00 – $60.00 per hour (W‑2), plus mileage reimbursement at $0.50 per mile. Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education.

Schedule

Monday‑Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.