Physical Therapist

About the Job

Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health | Lakewood, NJ | PRN / Part-Time / Full-Time | W2 or 1099

Are you a licensed PT ready to leave behind the double-booking, productivity quotas, and clinic burnout? Stern at Home Therapy is hiring Physical Therapists at all commitment levels - PRN, part-time, and full-time - to deliver one-on-one care in patients' homes across Lakewood and Ocean County, NJ.

About Stern at Home Therapy:

We're a home therapy practice built around a simple belief: clinicians do their best work when they have real autonomy. Our PTs set their own schedules, treat one patient at a time, and have a dedicated admin team behind them handling the logistics. Whether you want a full caseload or just a few visits a week, we've built this role to fit your life - not the other way around.

What the Job Looks Like:

You'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric population in their homes across Lakewood, Toms River, Brick, and surrounding Ocean County communities, creating and executing your own individualized treatment plans with full clinical autonomy. A dedicated admin team manages scheduling, documentation support, and coordination - you focus on the patient in front of you. Shadowing is available if you're newer to home health or just want to see the model before committing.

Our Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan backs up our promise to keep your caseload full: if we can't fill your schedule and can't replace a cancellation, you get paid for up to 2 cancellations per month.

Compensation

W2 Full-Time:

• $55-$75 per visit, tiered.
• Tier 1 (1-20 visits/week): base rate.
• Tier 2 (21-32 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
• Tier 3 (33-40 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
• Salary option: $92K-$110K based on experience.

1099 Full-Time:

• $70-$80 per visit, tiered.
• Tier 1 (1-20 visits/week): base rate.
• Tier 2 (21-32 visits/week): +$5 per visit.
• Tier 3 (33-40 visits/week): +$5 per visit.

W2 Part-Time:

• $55-$70 per visit.

1099 Part-Time:

• $72-$85 per visit.

PRN (1099):

• $72 per follow-up visit.
• $85 per evaluation.

Full-Time Benefits (W2):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Student loan repayment - $125/month (after year one).
• CEU support - $500/year.
• Commuter stipend - $250/month.
• Quarterly wellness stipend - $125/quarter (after second quarter).
• Childcare assistance.

Part-Time Benefits (W2):

• Medical stipend - up to $250/month.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Student loan repayment - $125/month (after year one).
• CEU support - $250/year.
• Commuter stipend - $75-$125/month.
• Quarterly wellness stipend - $125/quarter (after second quarter).

What We're Looking For:

• Active PT license in New Jersey (required).
• Reliable transportation (required).
• Minimum 1 year of U.S. clinical experience (preferred).
• CPR certification (preferred).
• Home health experience preferred - not required.
• Strong communication and bedside manner.

How to Apply:

Reach out directly - we respond within 24 hours, and most clinicians are seeing patients within two weeks.

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About the Company

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About Us

At Stern at Home Therapy, we believe great care starts with taking care of the people who provide it. Our mission is simple: deliver exceptional therapy in the place patients feel safest, home. But we can't do that without building an environment where our therapists feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work.

For Our Therapists

You're not just staff here; you're the driving force behind our vision. That's why we invest heavily in the tools, mentorship, and resources you need to grow, whether you're just starting or leading a specialty practice. We celebrate wins, encourage professional development, and make sure you have what you need to focus on what matters most: your patients.

For Our Patients

Every therapy plan we build is custom, because no two recoveries look the same. We focus on real comfort and real progress, not one-size-fits-all treatment.

For Our Partners

Our medical associates and partner organizations count on us for financial reliability and consistent, dependable care delivery. That stability is part of what makes Stern a place people want to build a career.

Our Story

Stern at Home Therapy didn't start with a business plan. It started with listening. In our early years, our founders built outpatient services for seniors, and quickly learned that the biggest barrier to good care wasn't quality. It was getting there. Patients were skipping appointments simply because the commute was too hard.

So we brought care home instead. What began as a solution to a scheduling problem became a movement rooted in genuine relationships, the kind where you become a trusted name in someone's family, not just a provider on a schedule.

Years later, that same philosophy drives everything we do. We've grown, but we haven't forgotten why we started: because convenience and connection shouldn't be trade-offs in healthcare, and neither should having a job you actually love.