Care Career is seeking a travel Physical Therapist for a travel job in Kearney, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Physical Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Start Date: 10/25/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Physical Therapist (PT) – SNF & Home Health
Setting: SNF & Home Health – 50/50 split
Shift: 8-hour Days
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week for 8–10 hour shifts
Charting: Homecare Homebase (HCHB)
Required Certification: BLS
Job Description
Seeking an experienced Physical Therapist (PT) for a combined Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Home Health assignment. The workload is approximately 50% SNF and 50% Home Health, but this may fluctuate based on facility needs.
The clinician may occasionally provide coverage in Hastings or Grand Island for either SNF or Home Health services.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans
- Provide physical therapy treatments based on patient needs
- Perform mobility, strength, balance, and functional assessments
- Help patients improve mobility and independence
- Document evaluations, treatments, and progress in HCHB
- Coordinate care with nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals
- Provide patient/family education and home exercise programs
- Follow facility and home-health safety and documentation standards
Requirements
- Active PT License – required at submission
- BLS Certification
- SNF and/or Home Health experience preferred
- Ability to work across both SNF and Home Health settings
- Willingness to occasionally cover Hastings or Grand Island
- Strong documentation and communication skills
Important Assignment Details
- 80-mile local rule: Local candidates within 80 miles are subject to local placement rates
- Local adjusted bill rate: -$8
- Local adjusted OT bill rate: -$8
- No on-call or call-back available
- No charge differential at Good Samaritan facilities
- Work week: Sunday–Saturday
- Cancellation policy: 2 weeks' notice
- A $500 fee may be billed if the clinician backs out or quits with less than 14 days' notice
- If GSS housing is used, local rates apply
Required Documents
- Updated Resume
- Active PT License
- BLS Certification
- Driver's License/Photo ID
- 2 Professional References
- Skills Checklist
- RTO, if applicable
- Any additional facility compliance documents
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits