Outpatient Physical Therapist
Surprise, AZ
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

PT Outpatient

Location: Surprise, Arizona (float to Goodyear, Buckeye, and Surprise locations weekly) Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Arizona
• Physical Therapist with 1 year of experience
• Physical Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience in an outpatient setting

Experience Notes

• First-time travelers are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat physical therapy patients per physician referral or direct access
• Establish and supervise physical therapy assistants following a PT plan of care
• Become competent in, evaluate, and treat injured workers, including basic ACOMP systems for safe return to work
• Become competent in and use the modalities and exercise equipment in the facility
• Perform post-offer testing such as WorkSTEPS or APET
• Perform Work Hardening Evaluations, Functional Capacity Evaluations, ergonomic evaluations, and job analyses
• Direct PT technicians in cleaning or organizational tasks
• Answer phones, schedule patient visits, and take referrals as needed
• Apply billing codes correctly for various payer types
• Update rehab nurses weekly on patient progress
• Maintain timely evaluation and progress notes for referring physicians
• Assist the marketing team with business development and community events when patient load allows
• Productivity expectation: 60 visits in a 40-hour week

Onboarding Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID
• Emergency contact form, required before start
• Background check, updated annually, including a 7-year county, nationwide, and sex offender search
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed annually
• Copy of diploma, required
• Employment application and resume, required
• Two professional references (travel and allied roles)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, Quantiferon Gold, or T-spot) within 1 year of start, or a negative chest X-ray if past positive; annual TB questionnaire
• Rubeola, mumps, and rubella immunity for candidates born in 1957 or later (titer or 2 MMR doses at least 28 days apart)
• Hepatitis B immunity (titer, declination, or 3-dose series)
• Varicella immunity (titer, 2 vaccines at least 4 weeks apart, or history of chickenpox)
• 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen acceptable)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 to 3/31)
• Competency exam and medication/pharmacology competency exam, required as applicable by profession, with a passing score
• Skills checklist, required annually