Home health Pediatric PT salary

[PT2002]

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Hi. I'm a new grad PT in FL and I recently have been offered a position in pediatric HH as a contract PT. I'd be working as a contractor with a rate of $50.00 per 1 Hr visit. No mileage reimbursement, no benefits. Is this the average pay in this area? I have no experience in HH so I'm not sure if it's fair. Thanks!

 

[Galain]

Don't walk away, run.

 

[PT2002]

Don't walk away, run.

Can you elaborate please?

 

[ilotayu]

Can you elaborate please?

He meant it's not fair at all

 

[PT2002]

He meant it's not fair at all

Thank you. For future reference, how much would be a good per visit rate? I'd like to know in case I have a similar offer in the future.

 

[Mtru6]

I would decline simply because of a lack of travel reimbursement and not receiving benefits. Is that typical of contract therapists to not receive travel reimbursements or benefits though?

 

[jblil]

The last clinical I had was in Home Health. My CI gets paid the standard IRS mileage ($0.575/mi, for 2015). She has been in HH for 18 years, and told me she has always been paid mileage.

OP - Several PTs I know get paid $45-$50/hr for PRN positions, no benefits, in the Raleigh (NC) area. Your area may have higher/lower rates. But you should definitely be paid mileage for a HH gig.

 

[starrsgirl]

How does travel time work on this type of set up? Say it takes you 30 mins to travel between patients....is that generally lost wage time? When I consider that, $50/hour doesn't sound too good to me either.

 

[jblil]

Travel time: each PT has a specific territory to cover. We would spend about 15-20 mins driving between patients. My CI was expected to see 6 patients/day, and the minimum "in-house" time is 50 mins. So, approximately 70 mins/patient (20 mins to get there, and 50 mins of treatment) or 70x6 = 420 mins total/day (7 hrs). You also have to add time to write notes. We were in a fairly small town, so the distances were not too bad. We drove ~50 mi/day on average. If you have a large territory, the travel time can be much higher.

At $0.575/mi (standard IRS-allowed rate for mileage for 2015), this would add about $7K/year to your annual paycheck, assuming 250 working days/yr. This is to cover wear-and-tear and gas costs.