Travel Physical Therapist - $3,093 per week

About the role

POSITION SUMMARY: The Physical Therapist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in-home setting for the older adult population. The in-home setting could be a patient's private residence or in a patient's room in an independent living facility. Client Rehabilitation To You allows the Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat in the most functional environment which is the patient's home. The Physical Therapist assesses the need for, develops, and delivers physical therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation. The Physical Therapist identifies the need for and makes referral(s) to other disciplines to address the comprehensive needs of patients. They implement individualized therapy programs designed to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. In addition, the Physical Therapist instructs, educates and trains patients and caregivers in those skills and functions essential for promoting independence and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology. They direct activities to promote and maintain health. This position provides a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings.

Start Date: 10/12/2026 • Duration: 13 weeks • Location: Lanham, MD

Schedule

40 hours per week • Shift: 8 hours, days

Responsibilities

• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students and support personnel as required by state licensure and professional standards.
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedule; complete timely clinical and billing documentation; attend work‑related meetings.
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences and other related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address comprehensive patient needs.
• Consult with rehabilitation team to select appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with patient needs and capabilities.
• Adapt program and/or plan of care according to individual patient needs.
• Promote a safe environment; enforce elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order supplies and equipment as necessary.
• Clean, maintain, identify, and report need for repair of equipment.
• Put patient service first; ensure patients and families receive highest quality of service in a caring, compassionate atmosphere.
• Screen, examine and evaluate patients (history, systems review, tests and measures); synthesize information and interpret findings to establish diagnosis, identify impairments, determine predicted level of improvement and time to achieve, identify precautions/contraindications, and design plan of care.
• Develop appropriate treatment goals and methods with patient and caregivers; implement physical therapy treatment plan; complete related documentation and record keeping.
• Apply therapeutic techniques including therapeutic exercise (aerobic capacity, balance, coordination, agility, body mechanics, postural stabilization, flexibility, gait and locomotion, neuromotor development, relaxation, strength, power, endurance), functional training, manual therapy, airway clearance, integumentary repair and protection, use of electrotherapeutic, physical agent and mechanical modalities, health and wellness education on chronic disease management, falls assessment and interventions, case management in home and community, design/fabricate/fit/apply adaptive devices (orthotics, prosthetics) and train patients in use, select activities suited to individual's physical/mental capacity, intelligence level