Travel Physical Therapist (PT) - $2,717 to $2,911 per week in Bethel, AK

Job Title: Physical Therapist

City/State: Bethel, Alaska

Shift: M-F Days, 07:00:00-19:00:00

Contract Length: 12-3 weeks

Start Date: 04/07/2026

Job Description:

Provides full-time, quality outpatient and inpatient physical therapy care. Treats all patient age ranges and diagnoses within the State of Alaska's physical therapy scope of practice. Incorporates evidenced-based medicine into patient plans of care. Exemplifies professional conduct, patient care ethics, and respect for cultural diversity when rendering patient care. Modifies patient care plans appropriately, using age-specific and patient-specific considerations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide full-time, quality outpatient and inpatient physical therapy care.
• Treat all patient age ranges and diagnoses within the State of Alaska's physical therapy scope of practice.
• Incorporate evidenced-based medicine into patient plans of care.
• Modify patient care plans appropriately, using age-specific and patient-specific considerations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an Accredited program in Physical Therapy.
• No minimum clinical experience required. Hospital-based experience helpful.
• Must be licensed in good standing in Alaska as a Physical Therapist, or have all appropriate FSBPT paperwork completed to work as a Student Physical Therapist post-graduation while studying to take the licensure exam.
• Current BLS.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret physical therapy periodicals and medical literature.
• Ability to compose patient care documentation and medical correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with medical staff, peers, and administrative personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with members of a different culture who may or may not speak English.
• Ability to operate a personal computer including basic MS Office programs and e-mail.
• Ability to utilize the internet to access medical literature beneficial to patient care.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.