Care Career is seeking a travel Physical Therapist for a travel job in Mendota, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Physical Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Physical Therapist (PT) – Job Description
Specialty: Physical Therapist (PT)
Care Setting: Outpatient
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift: 8-Hour Days
Schedule: Monday–Friday, with weekend and holiday rotation
Charting System: EPIC
Required Qualifications
- Previous experience working as a Physical Therapist.
- Valid state Physical Therapy license, or eligibility under the facility's approved licensing pathway.
- Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy (DPT) for clinicians licensed after 2016.
- Clinicians licensed before 2016 may qualify under the stated grandfathering provisions.
- CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.
- Valid state driver's license, verified through the state's Department of Motor Vehicles driving record.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with computers and Microsoft software.
- Ability to evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, establish therapy goals, and document progress accurately.
Licensing Requirements
Candidates must have one of the following:
- A valid state Physical Therapy license; or
- Successful graduation from an approved professional program, receipt of an Authorization to Test letter, an exam scheduled within 60 days of eligibility, and no prior failed licensure exam.
After passing the licensing exam, the state license must be verifiable within one year of hire.
Job Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients' physical and functional abilities.
- Establish appropriate rehabilitation goals and formulate treatment plans.
- Provide physical therapy interventions based on patient needs.
- Monitor patient progress and document treatment outcomes in EPIC.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
- Assist therapy technicians and assistants with clinical problems when necessary.
- Maintain accurate documentation and follow applicable care standards.
Schedule and Contract Details
- 8-hour day shifts, Monday–Friday.
- Weekend and holiday rotation required.
- 40 guaranteed hours per week.
- 13-week contract.
- Outpatient care environment.
About Care Career
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits