Physical Therapist - Home Health

Job Details

This Home Health Physical Therapist opportunity is based in York, Pennsylvania, a historic community in south-central Pennsylvania known for its welcoming neighborhoods, affordable cost of living, and easy access to both rural beauty and larger cities. York offers a revitalized downtown with local restaurants, cafes, markets, and arts venues, as well as nearby parks, greenways, and trails for outdoor enthusiasts. The location places you within reasonable driving distance of Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, making it convenient for weekend trips, cultural outings, and travel while still enjoying the comfort and accessibility of a smaller city.As a Home Health PT in York, you will provide one-on-one rehabilitative care to patients in the comfort of their homes, helping them regain independence, mobility, and safety. The role centers on evaluating patients after illness, injury, surgery, or functional decline

developing individualized treatment plans

and implementing evidence-based interventions that fit each patient's home environment. You will perform comprehensive assessments, including strength and balance testing, gait and transfer analysis, home safety evaluations, and fall-risk screening.A typical day involves traveling within a defined service area around York to complete scheduled patient visits, with time allotted for documentation and care coordination. Daily visit volumes are designed to support quality, patient-centered care and reasonable travel time, often ranging from 5 to 7 visits per day depending on patient needs and geography. You will collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team that may include nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work, and home health aides to ensure coordinated, holistic care. Regular communication with physicians and case managers is expected to review progress, update plans of care, and align on patient goals.Core responsibilities include conducting initial and reassessment visits, setting functional and measurable goals, providing therapeutic exercises and manual therapy as appropriate, designing home exercise programs, and recommending adaptive equipment and home modifications to improve safety. You will educate patients and caregivers on mobility strategies, energy conservation, fall prevention, and safe use of equipment such as walkers and transfer devices. The role requires careful attention to documentation within the agency's EMR system to meet regulatory, accreditation, and quality standards in home health.Home health in York offers a high degree of autonomy and flexibility while still providing strong support. You will typically work day shift hours with some scheduling variations based on patient needs and agency expectations, often including occasional weekend or holiday coverage shared among the team. Caseloads are primarily adult and geriatric, with a mix of orthopedic, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, and general medical conditions commonly seen in a home health setting. The variety of cases offers excellent opportunities to grow your skills, build your resume with home health experience, and specialize in areas such as balance and fall prevention, post-acute rehab, and chronic disease management.The York region's combination of community feel, reasonable commute times, and access to both outdoor recreation and cultural amenities makes it an appealing base for both established clinicians and those earlier in their careers. You can enjoy local festivals, farmers markets, historic tours, and nearby countryside, all while working in a setting where your one-on-one patient relationships and functional outcomes are highly valued.

Benefits

Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer generous packages that include:

• Competitive pay rates
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Competitive Housing Deal
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

Required Qualifications

Physical Therapist, Home Health Experience: 1 year PT(Compact Accepted) SSN Required DOB Required References: 1 Reference in entire work history

Preferred Qualifications

Homecare Homebase documentation

About Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.