Travel Physical Therapist - $2,417 per week

About the role

Specialty: Physical Therapist
Discipline: Therapy
Start Date: 08/03/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
40 hours per week
Shift: 8 hours, days
Employment Type: Travel
Setting: PACE Center (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)
Schedule: Full-time, ~40 hrs/week
Monday–Friday, day shift
No weekends, nights, or call
Start Date: ASAP
Census: ~62 participants
Reports To: Director of Therapy
Safety-Sensitive: Yes

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat participants' mobility and motor function for functional performance.
• Provide goal-directed, activity-oriented treatment to promote optimum independence in self-care, functional mobility, and daily life tasks.
• Ensure continuation of progress through effective education of the participant, family, or support system, and provide adaptive methods and equipment as appropriate.
• Participate in family/participant care-plan meetings, the interdisciplinary team (IDT), and committees as determined by the Director of Therapy.
• Plan, manage, and coordinate participant evaluations and treatments based on age-specific needs.
• Evaluate the whole participant — incorporating medical-record data to assess functional status, physical disability, movement dysfunction, pain, community mobility, and rehabilitation potential.
• Correlate evaluation data to determine the IDT plan of care, directed toward short- and long-term goals.
• Administer skilled, 1:1 treatment focused on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, cardiopulmonary function, coordination, joint mobility, flexibility, pain, and healing/repair.
• Determine appropriateness of each participant's response to treatment and consult with the physician and team on care-plan modifications.
• Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, and treatments to participant needs and socio-cultural context.
• Participate in IDT conferences and family meetings as a team player ensuring continuity of care.
• Schedule participants according to caseload and demand, coordinating with other services.
• Delegate treatment to support personnel per their expertise while retaining responsibility for the participant and treatment program at all times.
• Follow all documentation and form-completion policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• A caring attitude toward participants and their families.
• Strong time-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted state Physical Therapist license.
• CPR/BLS certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with geriatric, frail, or medically complex populations preferred.

Skills

• Constant standing, balance, grasping, and full-body range of motion.
• Occasional walking (up to ~0.25 mile).
• Sustained bending/squatting/kneeling.
• Reaching overhead.
• Lifting up to 100 lbs floor-to-waist.
• Push/pull up to 100 lbs of force.
• Exposure to blood/body fluids, communicable diseases, and other clinical environmental conditions.

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay (travel or local contracts).
• Guaranteed hours.
• First-day medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Unlimited CEUs and Home Exercise Program (HEP) access through MedBridge.
• Pet insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD).
• Life insurance.
• Housing stipend (travel roles).
• Meals & incidentals stipend.
• Licence reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance (when applicable).
• 401(k) plan.
• Weekly direct deposit.

Pay & Schedule

Compensation & Benefits
Competitive weekly pay (travel or local contracts)
Guaranteed hours
First-day medical, dental, and vision benefits
Unlimited CEUs and Home Exercise Program (HEP) access through MedBridge
Pet insurance
Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD)
Life insurance
Housing stipend (travel roles)
Meals & incidentals stipend
Licence reimbursement
Relocation assistance (when applicable)
401(k) plan
Weekly direct deposit

About Critical Connection, Inc.

This isn't just a job you are looking for. You are building a career. CCI can help you make your next move and help you to know when it's the right move.
We want to know about your career and personal goals, including what you want to achieve now and well into the future. Building solid relationships through transparency and trust with our Therapists and Nurses is the foundation of our process.
CCI gives you access to opportunities with the best healthcare organizations and private practicesthroughout the United States. We understand these healthcare providers' needs and the company culture, allowing us to connect you with the right employer for your career goals, skills, and financial objectives.
Submitting your profile is just the start. We meet with you to learn more about who you are, both as a healthcare professional and as a person - your dreams, your strengths, and your values. Then you can leave the travel search to us. There is no stress, no hassles, no time wasted searching multiple want ads and job placement websites - just the best opportunities for you.
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