Job Description

American Traveler is offering a rewarding Physical Therapist Travel Physical Therapist (PT) contract position in Burlingame California .

Shift : Days 8 Job Length : weeks Physical Therapists who work with us receive a highly competitive pay and benefits package.

You'll enjoy the personalized client service that has earned up high ratings from travelers nationwide and the security that comes from working with an established Joint-Commission-certified agency.

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Cities such as San Francisco and Hollywood are popular stops for California nursing job enthusiasts in search of fabulous dining, arts, celebrity nightlife and the wild side of Sunset Strip.

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Even if you want to live like a celebrity, it's all affordable with California travel nurse job high pay and benefits from American Traveler.

Responsibilities

Physical therapists provide services aimed at restoring and improving a patient's function, mobility, and pain level while preventing or limiting disabilities resulting from the injury or disease.

They assist patients with exercise and using aids to help with mobility like walkers or crutches. While focusing on promoting overall fitness and health, PTs exhibit patience and a calm demeanor while addressing a range of disabling conditions such as lower back pain, arthritis, heart disease, fractures, head injuries, and cerebral palsy.

Ideal candidates demonstrate thoroughness and competence in examining patients' medical histories, conducting tests to measure strength, range of motion, balance, coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function, and then prescribing treatment strategies.

Traveling physical therapists can find positions in acute care, outpatient clinic, and home health settings.

Qualifications

• Valid BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Valid professional license as required by the state of practice
• Specialty-related certifications may be required for specific positions
• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Experience Requirements

months of occupational experience