Field-Based Physical Therapist: Autonomy & Home Health Impact

Adaptive Home Health; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) + 401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision, and life ins.

Paid time off

Flexible scheduling

Referral program

Job summary

Adaptive Home Health in the United States is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) to lead in-home therapy across the Nevada service area. You will own the caseload as a case manager, perform comprehensive in-home assessments, and deliver skilled visits while building a plan of care focused on gait, balance, transfers, and safe home mobility.

You will drive multidisciplinary coordination, document outcomes, and supervise PTAs as needed.

Qualifications

• Active Nevada PT license in good standing.
• Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field.
• Comfortable escalating changes in condition to RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly.
• Strong communication and documentation.
• Reliable follow-through on orders, frequencies, and patient goals.
• Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory.
• Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed.
• Competency in core home health PT scope: safety-first mobility, transfers, gait training, balance.
• Strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment/modification education.
• Patient/caregiver coaching with practical home programs.

Responsibilities

• Own the caseload as a case manager: you’re accountable for the patient’s therapy plan, progression, and outcomes — not just individual visits.
• Complete comprehensive in-home assessments and deliver skilled PT visits.
• Build and execute a clear plan of care: gait/balance, transfers, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety, fall prevention.
• Set measurable goals, track objective progress, and adjust treatment quickly when patients stall.
• Drive multidisciplinary coordination: communicate changes in condition, align on orders, and keep the care team moving.
• Manage treatment and outcomes directly, including PTA supervision where appropriate.
• Coach patients and caregivers with practical home programs that actually get done.
• Document promptly and thoroughly — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Field independence

Communication

Documentation

Job description

Adaptive Home Health in the United States is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) to lead in-home therapy across the Nevada service area. You will own the caseload as a case manager, perform comprehensive in-home assessments, and deliver skilled visits while building a plan of care focused on gait, balance, transfers, and safe home mobility.

You will drive multidisciplinary coordination, document outcomes, and supervise PTAs as needed.