Physical Therapist - Behavioral Health
Staten Island, NY
PRIDE Health
2x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$1,787/weekOverview
- Start Date09/21/2026
- Shift Breakdown2x10 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration26 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
Physical Therapist, Behavioral Health
Location
- Staten Island, New York
Schedule
- Day shift
- 2x10 hours
- 20 hours per week
- Part-time hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contract Length
- 26 weeks
Required Qualifications
- Valid Physical Therapist license in New York
- BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Background and Screening Requirements
- Statewide Central Register Database Check Form
- Criminal background check from the hiring agency
- Fingerprinting required
- Background check covering the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, or attended school, with searches updated annually
Health and Compliance Requirements
- Physical exam within 1 year of start
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months before start
- TB questionnaire annually
- Drug test within 1 year of start
- Flu vaccine or declination for the current flu season
- COVID-19 booster preferred, not required
- Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation or titers
- If not immune to measles or rubella, MMR booster required
Preferred Experience
- Behavioral health, rehabilitation, acute care, or skilled nursing experience
Key Responsibilities
- Perform physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care
- Provide therapeutic exercise, gait, balance, mobility, transfer, and strengthening interventions
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed
- Educate patients, families, and staff on mobility, fall prevention, exercises, and assistive devices
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing, behavioral health, and other interdisciplinary team members
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation
- Participate in care coordination and discharge planning
- Follow HIPAA, infection prevention, safety, and facility policies
Employer
PRIDE Health
59 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Staten Island, NY
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