Travel Physical Therapist Inpatient - Santa Fe, NM

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting November 15, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,558 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.38 an hour plus $1,463 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Physical Therapist – Inpatient provides comprehensive physical therapy services to inpatients and outpatients, including evaluation, treatment planning, implementation, follow-up, and discharge planning. The role supports patient education, care coordination, department operations, performance improvement activities, and supervision of physical therapy assistants, rehabilitation technicians, volunteers, and students.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 5 days per week at 8 hours per day, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s, master’s, or entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from an accredited college or university in physical therapy; current New Mexico physical therapist licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); successful completion of required pre-employment and annual health screening examinations.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include performing comprehensive physical, cognitive, and age-specific evaluations; developing individualized treatment plans with measurable goals; documenting evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other clinical information; participating in patient and family conferences, care conferences, educational programs, and interdisciplinary meetings; providing patient and family education; coordinating discharge planning; supporting student and volunteer programs; assisting with department operations, patient scheduling, staff supervision, orientation, productivity, and performance improvement activities; making appropriate community referrals; and adapting care to meet each patient’s physical, psychological, cultural, developmental, and age-specific needs.

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits