What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Physical Therapist - Acute Care Hospital position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking a Physical Therapist for an Inpatient Rehab role requiring 2 years of experience and BLS/State License.
Details
- Acute care hospital setting with inpatient rehab and outpatient services
- Patient ratio of 1:6
- Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Possible Monday-Friday block schedule
- No weekend or on-call requirements
- Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
- Cerner used for charting in the hospital, PCC used in LTC setting
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of physical therapy experience required
- BLS certification required
- State license required if applicable; compact license accepted
- Cerner charting experience preferred
- Travel experience required
- Experience across acute care, LTAC, outpatient clinic, rehabilitation hospital, and SNF settings preferred
- Skills in orthopedic and neurologic patient populations, including gait training, traction, and adaptive/assistive devices preferred
- Experience with modalities such as E-stim, ultrasound, and TENS preferred
Additional Information
- Responsibilities include assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, and discharge documentation for inpatient and outpatient patients
- Works with geriatric, orthopedic, and cardiopulmonary patient populations
- Level IV trauma facility with 25 staffed beds and an attached 71-bed skilled extended care facility
- Free parking and free housing available
- Any scrub color accepted per facility dress code policy
- First-time travelers not accepted
- Local candidates accepted with no radius rule
- No RTO within first two weeks due to orientation; RTO limited to one week thereafter
- Travel pairs accepted
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan