Acute Care Physical Therapist
Anchorage, AK
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an Acute Care Physical Therapist with at least 1 year of experience for a Level II Trauma acute hospital setting.

Details

• 4x10 or 5x8 day shift schedule, 7:00 AM-5:30 PM, with some Saturdays required as part of regular scheduled shifts
• No on-call requirements
• May float to like units within scope to meet facility needs
• Open to block scheduling
• Work across surgical units including neuro spine/brain/IR, ortho/trauma, cardiac, cardiothoracic, and general surgery
• Treat medical diagnoses including general, renal, neuro, cardiac, ortho, and oncology
• Additional specialty areas include Wound PT, Focused Therapies (long length of stay), Mental Health, Mother-Baby/Prenatal, and Emergency Dept
• Facility is a Level II Trauma Center and DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Unit equipped with safe patient handling equipment including Sara Stedy, Sara Plus, Golvo, MaxiMove, ceiling lifts, and bariatric lifts
• Access to 2 gyms, 1 practice apartment, and practice car/airline seats for rehab training
• Uses Epic for charting

Requirements

• PT license required if applicable
• BLS certification required; WCC preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience required, with preference for more than 1 year in acute care setting
• Compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Epic experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Skills in wound care, orthopedics, cardiopulmonary conditions, and neurologic rehabilitation preferred
• Experience with assistive devices, adaptive equipment, and wheelchair assessment preferred
• Must provide 2 supervisory references covering 1 year of experience within the last 3 years in a comparable setting

Additional Information

• Core responsibilities include patient assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, and discharge planning across diverse surgical and medical populations
• Scrubs are provided by facility
• First-time travelers accepted if acute care experience is within the last 3 years or candidate has 5+ years of acute care experience
• Travelers may be expected to float between sister facilities as needed; refusal to float may impact assignment
• Only one submission allowed at a time across Providence Health System facilities
• Local candidates not accepted; candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they are not within 50 miles of the facility
• All RTO requests must be submitted upfront; post-submission RTO requests may not be granted
• Free parking available on-site