Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient

Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient

American Traveler

Valdez, Alaska, United States

Position ID: P-766355

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,794.46/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an Outpatient Physical Therapist with at least 1 year of experience across acute care, outpatient, and LTC/SNF settings.

Details

• Department serves hospital inpatient and swing bed, LTC, and outpatient patients
• Day shift schedule of 5x8 or 4x10 hours
• Open to accommodating a block schedule
• No on-call requirements
• No floating required within the facility

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of recent physical therapy experience required
• BLS certification required
• Experience in acute care, outpatient clinic, rehabilitation hospital, and skilled nursing facility settings required
• Experience with orthopedic conditions including post-op cervical, shoulder, and spinal surgeries, total hip and knee replacements, and low back pain required
• Experience with neurologic conditions including stroke rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and cognitive disorders required
• Skilled in home exercise program development and patient/family education
• Charting system experience required
• Compact license must be in hand at time of consideration
• License required if applicable
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Main responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment planning, and implementation of home exercise programs
• Patient and family education is a core component of the role
• Not open to first-time travelers
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must not reside within 50 miles of the facility
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be considered
• Local candidates are not accepted
• Time off requests are approved on an individual basis upon offer
• Commitment to working 3 of the 5 major holidays is required
• Housing is provided by the facility during the assignment

Hours per week: 40

Hours per shift: 10