Description
Care Career is seeking a travel Physical Therapist for a travel job in Kimball, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Physical Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Start Date: 07/20/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Physical Therapist (PT) – Rehabilitation Services
Facility Type: Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Department (Outpatient, Inpatient, Swing Bed & Sports Medicine)
Must Have
- Current Nebraska Physical Therapist License
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
- BLS/CPR Certification
- Experience evaluating and treating orthopedic and neurological conditions
- Strong patient assessment and treatment planning skills
- Experience developing individualized rehabilitation programs
- Ability to document patient care accurately in an EMR
- Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
- Ability to work with patients across the lifespan (Pediatrics to Geriatrics)
Preferred
- Outpatient Physical Therapy experience
- Inpatient Rehabilitation experience
- Swing Bed experience
- Orthopedic rehabilitation experience
- Joint replacement rehabilitation
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Sports medicine experience
- Experience working with high school athletes
- Experience supervising Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) and clinical students
- Experience with TruBridge (Evident) EMR
Schedule
- Days: Monday–Friday
- 40 Guaranteed Hours per Week
- 10-Hour Shifts
- 4x10 Schedule Available
- Typical Shifts:
- 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and functional assessments
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on patient goals and diagnoses
- Provide therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, and functional mobility training
- Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as needed
- Educate patients and families on treatment plans, home exercise programs, and recovery goals
- Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Document evaluations, treatments, progress notes, and discharge plans accurately
- Supervise Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) and clinical students
- Maintain a safe, organized, and patient-centered rehabilitation environment
- Treat a diverse patient population including pediatric, adult, geriatric, orthopedic, post-surgical, swing bed, and sports medicine patients
Strong Resume Keywords
- Physical Therapy
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Swing Bed
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Joint Replacement
- Post-Operative Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- Manual Therapy
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Functional Mobility
- Gait Training
- Balance Training
- Patient Evaluation
- Treatment Planning
- Patient Education
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Clinical Documentation
- Care Coordination
- TruBridge
- Evident EMR
- BLS
One-Line Summary
Licensed Physical Therapist with experience evaluating and treating pediatric through geriatric patients in outpatient, inpatient, swing bed, orthopedic, post-operative, and sports medicine settings, providing individualized rehabilitation plans, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, patient education, and interdisciplinary care coordination to restore function and maximize independence.
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
