Acute Care Physical Therapist
Cottonwood, AZ
Prime Staffing
5x8 hrs

ID: 62955355 Shift: Day 4x10-Hour (08:00 - 18:00) Description: PT Acute CareShift: 4x10's Wednesday-SaturdayAverage Daily Census: 11Years of experience REQ: 1 YearFirst-timers accepted: YesWeekend REQ: A weekend day will be required to workCerts & Licensure:Current license in the state of Arizona - RequiredBLS (American Heart Association) - RequiredAZ Fingerprint Card*Please note that traveler must have an AZ license in hand* Will consider compact eligible.In order to obtain an AZ PT License, the candidate must submit a fingerprint clearance card along with the application. Fingerprint clearance estimated turnaround time is- 4-6 weeks.PT Application estimated turnaround time is 3-6 weeks- the whole process can take anywhere from 7-12 weeks.Special Requirements:The department is open 7 days a week. A weekend day will be required. Preferred generalist who is confident with medical diagnosis. Preferred ability to manage mod- max A patients, co-treatments, ability to work with ventilated patients, ability to pivot easily and pick up additional evaluations throughout the day.On-Call REQ: NoFloating Requirements: May be asked to float to surrounding ClinicsBlocked Scheduling: YesLocals accepted: YesRTO Restrictions: Unit manager s approval requiredGuaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week, facility is allowed to call off 6x throughout a 13-week assignmentHospital Highlights:Type of Facility: Short Term Acute CareMagnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Teaching/ Level IV traumaTotal Staffed Beds: 87Scrub Color: Business CasualCharting: CernerParking Cost: Free ParkingAll employees are expected to adhere to the quality and patient safety standards established by the facility such as medication administration (BCMA).HRC0059868 Modified Time:5/25/2026 4:00:00 AM Account Manager: Denisse Valenzuela Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Not Required Submittals:Low Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 1 Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : - Charting System Name : Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : - Trauma Level II Experience : - Travel Experience Required : - Certifications : BLS, AZ fingerprint clearance card, Wound Care*Skills : Acute Care, Adaptive Devices, Ankle sprains*, AROM/AAROM/PROM, Arousal and Attention, Assessment, Assistive Devices, Bed alarms, Body Mechanics, Breathing Techniques*, Call lights, Cardiopulmonary*, Cervicalgia*, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)*, Commercial, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)*, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)*, Crutches, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)*, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)*, Discharge, Emphysema*, Evaluation, Gait belt, Gait training, Hip fractures/injuries*, Home Exercise Program, Hospital beds/Specialty Beds, Hoyer lift, Identifying Environmental Barriers*, Knee injuries/tendinopathy*, LE Amputations*, Lobe clearance techniques*, Long Term Goals, Low back pain*, Lower extremity prosthetics*, Medicaid, Medicare A, Medicare B, Medications*, Multiple Sclerosis*, Myocardial Infarction (MI)*, Neurology*, Orthopedics*, Osteoarthritis*, Pain assessment, Parkinson s disease*, Patient family education, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)*, Plan of Care, Post op shoulder repair*, Post Stroke Rehabilitation*, Private Pay, Reassessments, Rolling Walker, Safety and injury prevention*, Sciatica*, Sensory response, Short Term Goals, Shoulder slings, Sit to stand lift, Skin integrity*, Sliding boards, Soft/Hard collars*, Spinal cord injury*, Sport Medicine*, Standard Walker, Strength testing, Supplemental oxygen delivery, Taping*, Time Management, Total hip replacement, Total knee replacement, Traumatic Brain injury*, Vital Sign monitoring, Workers Compensation, Wound care, Lifting and Transfer, SCREEN if missing required skills Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : - Patient Ratios Days : - Patient Ratios Nights : - Patient Ratios Weekends : - Float Required : - Call Required : - Weekend Coverage : - Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : - Pre-Approved Time Off : - Orientation Hours : 8 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census : - Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : - Number of Beds : - Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : - Patient Diagnoses : *PLEASE SCREEN AND CALL OUT ANY MISSING CERTS OR SKILLS* Special Procedures/Unit Details : **** PLEASE SCREEN candidates who are missing required skills *****Do not redirect or decline therapy travelers unless submitted to wrong discipline please screen for any missing skills or expThe department is open 7 days a week. A weekend day will be required. Preferred generalist who is confident with medical diagnosis. Preferred ability to manage mod- max A patients, co-treatments, ability to work with ventilated patients, ability to pivot easily and pick up additional evaluations throughout the day. Patient Transport to/from Treatment experience preferred Special Equipment : Supported Units ExpREQUIRED:ERMedical SurgicalPREFERRED:ICU #Tier2 Travel Compliance Candidate must go into the lab within 72 hours after signing. All testing must be completed within 48 hours, Excluding DS which needs to be completed 30 day prior to start date Compliance Document Deadlines : Doc Due date is Wednesday prior to start. Submission Process All units are utilizing Clinical for direct profile review Submission Details: Any previous PERM / PRN / EP staff employee of Northern Arizona Healthcare must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler. Please note in the submission packet if your candidate previously worked here, the hospital name and dates of employment. Facility rehire approval is needed. We cannot proceed with any offer until rehire approval is obtained. Return travelers: Return travelers are ineligible to submit if they cancelled a previous contract within 10 days of their start date at NAH. RTO - We can auto approve 5 days of RTO or less for all ICU, MS/TELE, PCU specialties as long as it does not fall on a holiday. Anything outside of this will require facility approval. Candidate MUST WORK 2 out of 3 holidays. Holiday dates include: New Year s Day, Memorial Day Weekend, 4 th Of July Weekend, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year s Day. No RTO allowed during the first week of a traveler's assignment due to orientation. Candidates may float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital nearby - Please refer to the job description for floating details. It is common for travelers to float to other units based on their skill sets and based on census. Candidate must be comfortable floating based on the job description with no restrictions or special requests. Travel Pairs - ER UNIT DOES NOT ACCEPT TRAVEL PAIRS, allowed on all other units . Please make sure to call out travel pairs at time of submission. References: Can be submitted with pending. Two professional references required prior to start. One must be from the most recent employer checked within 1 year of start. The second reference may be checked within two years of start. Charting Exp Required - Cerner is most common. Please review the specific job posting for details. # of jobs in system we can sub: Top 3 choices only and acknowledge your candidate's openness or flexibility to other Northern Arizona Healthcare locations, units, and shifts in the submission email. Background: If traveler has lived/worked in any of the below listed states, please have them complete the required state releases as soon as possible to prevent BG search delays: GA, NV, NH, MA, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. International searches are not required. Medical Assistant: National certification and AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card is required. References: Two professional references required. One must be from the most recent employer checked within 1 year of start. The second reference may be checked within two years of start. Modules : Modules are billable for all hours, average 6 hours Modules are completed during first week of orientation Modules are recorded by LMS transcripts Submittal Details: #Tier2 Travel ComplianceCandidate must go into the lab within 72 hours after signing.  All testing must be completed within 48 hours, Excluding DS which needs to be completed 30 day prior to start dateCompliance Document Deadlines:Doc Due date is Wednesday prior to start. Submission Process  All units are utilizing Clinical for direct profile reviewSubmission Details:  Any previous PERM / PRN / EP staff employee of Northern Arizona Healthcare must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler. Please note in the submission packet if your candidate previously worked here, the hospital name and dates of employment. Facility rehire approval is needed. We cannot proceed with any offer until rehire approval is obtained. Return travelers: Return travelers are ineligible to submit if they cancelled a previous contract within 10 days of their start date at NAH. RTO - We can auto approve 5 days of RTO or less for all ICU, MS/TELE, PCU specialties as long as it does not fall on a holiday. Anything outside of this will require facility approval. Candidate MUST WORK 2 out of 3 holidays. Holiday dates include: New Year s Day, Memorial Day Weekend, 4th Of July Weekend, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year s Day. No RTO allowed during the first week of a traveler's assignment due to orientation. Candidates may float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital nearby - Please refer to the job description for floating details. It is common for travelers to float to other units based on their skill sets and based on census. Candidate must be comfortable floating based on the job description with no restrictions or special requests.   Travel Pairs - ER UNIT DOES NOT ACCEPT TRAVEL PAIRS, allowed on all other units. Please make sure to call out travel pairs at time of submission. References:  Can be submitted with pending. Two professional references required prior to start. One must be from the most recent employer checked within 1 year of start. The second reference may be checked within two years of start. Charting Exp Required - Cerner is most common. Please review the specific job posting for details.   # of jobs in system we can sub: Top 3 choices only and acknowledge your candidate's openness or flexibility to other Northern Arizona Healthcare locations, units, and shifts in the submission email.Background: If traveler has lived/worked in any of the below listed states, please have them complete the required state releases as soon as possible to prevent BG search delays: GA, NV, NH, MA, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. International searches are not required.Medical Assistant: National certification and AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card is required.References: Two professional references required. One must be from the most recent employer checked within 1 year of start. The second reference may be checked within two years of start. Modules:Modules are billable for all hours, average 6 hoursModules are completed during first week of orientationModules are recorded by LMS transcripts Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91