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Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Apr 27, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking a Physical Therapist with 2+ years of recent acute care experience for a 13-week travel assignment at a critical access hospital providing inpatient, swing bed, and outpatient rehab services.
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Critical access hospital with 25 staffed beds serving inpatient, swing bed (skilled), and outpatient rehabilitation needs
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PT department covers acute care inpatient, skilled swing bed, and outpatient clinic settings
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Daily patient load of approximately 8 visits per day
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Patient population includes geriatrics and orthopedics
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Preferred experience with equipment including gait belts, Hoyer lifts, sit-to-stand lifts, sliding boards, standard and rolling walkers, crutches, upper and lower extremity prosthetics, shoulder slings, supplemental oxygen, and traction tables
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Charting via Epic; experience preferred
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Day shift, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM (5x8-hour shifts)
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Clinician may float within the rehab service line to meet facility needs
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No weekend requirements
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No on-call requirements
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13-week contract
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Minimum 2 years of recent physical therapy experience required, with at least 1 full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months and no employment gap greater than 90 days in the past year
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Active Kansas and Missouri PT licenses (or compact license) required and must be in hand at time of consideration; pending licenses are not accepted
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BLS certification preferred
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Experience in acute care required; experience in outpatient and SNF settings preferred
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Proficiency in PT documentation including assessments, evaluations, plan of care, short- and long-term goals, reassessments, and discharge summaries
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Experience with body mechanics, pain assessment, strength testing, and vital signs assessment
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Strong time management skills
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Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible; locals are not accepted
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2 professional references required: at least one must be supervisor level or above; the second may be a charge-level clinician; all references must be from individuals who have worked with the candidate within the past year
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License required if applicable
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Previous charge experience is preferred
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First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
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Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted for the duration of the contract
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Block scheduling is not available for this assignment
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Travel partners are not accepted
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Scrub dress code: khaki pants and black top
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Free parking on-site
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Completion of compliance modules (approximately 10–15 hours) is required prior to the start date
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No employment gap greater than 90 days in the past year is permitted
