Travel Physical Therapist - Outpatient - $2,470 per week

About the role

Physical Therapist Outpatient Therapy in Sullivan, Missouri. The position provides outpatient physical therapy services for primarily adult and pediatric orthopedic and neurological patients across all age groups. Responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment planning, rehabilitation, education, and safety-focused care in an outpatient clinic setting.

Responsibilities

• Patient assessment and evaluation
• Treatment planning and implementation
• Rehabilitation services for orthopedic, neurological, developmental, post-operative, and sports-related conditions
• Patient and family education
• Home exercise program development and instruction
• Lifting and transfer assistance
• Safety and injury prevention
• Recognition of signs and symptoms of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse
• Electronic medical record documentation (EPIC)

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 1 year of physical therapy experience
• Missouri physical therapist license or compact eligibility
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Manual therapy and wound care skills
• Electronic medical record experience, including EPIC
• Proficiency in home exercise programs, lifting and transfers, patient and family education, safety and injury prevention, and recognition of signs and symptoms of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse

Preferred

• Pediatric experience
• Experience with Microsoft Teams for daily communication

Schedule

Day shifts, 10 hours per day, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; Tuesdays and weekends off; 40 hours per week.

Additional details

Outpatient therapy services include orthopedic, neurological, developmental, post-operative, sports-related, and rehabilitation care. The patient population includes adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients, with a daily patient load of approximately 7590 visits. Strong flexibility, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, communication, rapport-building, attention to detail, honesty, and integrity are required.

Assignment details: Start date 11/30/2026, duration 13 weeks, travel employment type. Job ID #1339367.

Benefits

• 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

Pay

Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.