Outpatient Physical Therapist
Beltsville, Maryland
Active Physical Therapy in Beltsville, MD

PT Outpatient

Location: Beltsville, Maryland Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shifts: Day shifts, 40 hours per week (5x8 or 3x12)

  • Mon-Thu: 2 shifts from 7 AM to 3 PM and 2 shifts from 11 AM to 7 PM
  • Fri: alternates weekly between 7 AM to 3 PM and 9 AM to 5 PM
• Weekends: Not required

Caseload and Support

• Average of 12-14 patients per day (about 60 per week). Most locations double book, and the average stands regardless of how many patients are booked.
• Full support staff at every location, including front office staff and PT aides/techs who support clinicians with patient flow.
• Day 1 includes meeting staff, shadowing treatments, and treating a few patients. Day 2 is a full caseload.

Requirements

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Maryland
• Physical Therapist experience with a minimum of 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Experience working with orthopedic patients in an outpatient setting
• Experience in personal injury and workers' comp
• Does not accept new grads
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• State license with primary source online verification
• Physical exam within 1 year of start (not required annually)
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, or chest X-ray within 5 years for a positive PPD. TB questionnaire collected annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or declination (1 booster accepted for negative/equivocal titers). Candidates born before 1957 are exempt.
• Hepatitis B: series, titer, or declination (negative/equivocal titers: declination or 1 booster accepted)
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, titer, history of chickenpox, or declination (negative/equivocal titers: declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster)
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen accepted; not required annually)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (October 1 to March 31)
• Background check within 1 year of start, updated annually (SSN trace, county searches for the past 7 years, nationwide and sex offender searches)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG exclusion checks, required annually
• 2 professional references from travel, allied, or per diem acute care settings, within 3 years of start
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam and competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
• Skills checklist, required annually

Preferred Qualifications

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), preferably from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross