Home Health Physical Therapist
Ketchikan, Alaska
PeaceHealth Wilson Building

PT Home Health, Ketchikan, Alaska

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP (4 weeks from offer)
• Schedule: 5x8 day shifts, 8:00 to 16:30 (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Alaska
• Physical Therapist with 1 year of experience, obtained within the last year
• Experience in a home health setting
• Experience with OASIS

Experience Notes

• First-time travelers accepted if they have OASIS experience
• Local candidates not accepted

Background and Screening

• Background check required within 60 days of start, including a 7-year search (SSN trace, counties and states lived/worked, federal and national criminal) and Social Security verification. Candidates may start with the Social Security verification pending if I-9 and E-Verify are on file.
• Exclusion screening (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run 15 days before start and every 45 days after
• Education verification for highest education related to the specialty. A transcript or diploma is acceptable if the school is closed or cannot be verified.
• Alaska background check application (two-page form, time-sensitive, to be completed immediately after signing)
• Alaska fingerprinting: two FD258 FBI fingerprint cards are sent by the agency. The candidate sends one card to the state and one to the facility, including the tracking number. The candidate handles the state application and payment.

Health and Clearance

• Drug test within 30 days of start, not required annually. Panel must include amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, 6-monoacetylmorphine (6AM), opiates, oxycodone/oxymorphone, PCP, and marijuana (required for Alaska candidates).
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, not required annually
• TB: negative IGRA or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start. A TB questionnaire is required annually in place of retesting. If TB is positive, a negative chest X-ray, proof of past positive, and annual TB questionnaire are required.
• Tdap vaccine or declination required
• Rubeola (measles), mumps, and rubella: laboratory evidence of immunity, two vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a facility-specific declination. Negative or equivocal titers require two boosters or a declination.
• Varicella: laboratory evidence of immunity, two vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a facility-specific declination
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, facility-specific declination, or Hep B series with positive titer
• Flu vaccine documentation or declination required during flu season (11/01 to 03/31), with documentation due by 10/31. Alaska candidates may decline for medical or religious reasons.
• Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually for onsite candidates. Respiratory clearance (RespSafety) required for onsite candidates and updated annually.

Onboarding

• Online orientation quiz for all travelers, completed before start with a 100% score required. The Home and Community Caregivers orientation module applies to this home health role.
• Orientation checklist brought on day one
• Criminal disclosure statement signed before start
• Demographic form due 2 Fridays before start
• Employment application
• Passport-style badge photo with a white or gray background
• Workplace violence prevention plan reviewed and signed before start
• Dress code policy and masking policy reviewed before start