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Job description
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 proximit y)
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Duration: 8+ Months
Local Pay: $55.00 - $60.00/hour (W-2) Plus Mileage reimbursement
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
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Benefits
Weekly pay
Holiday Pay
Guaranteed Hours
401k retirement plan
Cancelation protection
Referral bonus
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Worksite address
trumbull, CT, 06611, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.