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Physical Therapist - Acute Care
Location: Lubbock, TX
Start Date: 05-04-2026
End Date: 08-03-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: 5x8 (five 8-hour day shifts per week), 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Day shift (weekends typically not required)
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $62 per hour
About United Health Care Staffing
At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Assess and evaluate patients' functional mobility and rehabilitation needs using evidence-based acute care practices
- Design and implement individualized treatment plans, including gait training and home exercise programs, to optimize recovery
- Provide skilled interventions for orthopedic and neurologic populations, including post-op and stroke rehabilitation
- Document thoroughly and accurately in Epic to support patient care continuity and billing requirements
- Educate patients and families on safe mobility, home exercise progression, and discharge planning
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, patient-centered care and appropriate discharge recommendations
- Use assistive devices and safe handling techniques (gait belts, sliding boards, bed alarms) to protect patients and staff
Qualifications
- Licensed Physical Therapist (state license required) — licensure is mandatory
- Minimum 1 year of clinical experience (job lists 1 year of experience)
- Acute care experience strongly preferred; comfortable with orthopedic and neurologic patient populations
- Epic (charting) experience required
- BLS certification preferred
- Familiarity with Medicare A, Medicaid and commercial billing practices preferred
- Ability to work the listed day shift schedule and follow facility dress/uniform guidelines
Knowledge & Skills
- Patient assessment, evaluation and documentation skills
- Gait training, transfers and safe mobility techniques
- Home Exercise Program development and patient/family education
- Orthopedics and neurologic rehabilitation knowledge (post-op care, stroke, spine, hip/knee replacements)
- Experience with equipment: gait belts, sliding boards, hospital/specialty beds, bed alarms
- Proficiency with Epic charting system
- Understanding of Medicare A, Medicaid and commercial billing basics
Benefits
- A supportive team that values YOU — collaborate with multidisciplinary experts every day
- Paid orientation to set you up for success (8 hours included)
- Licensure assistance & reimbursement — because paperwork should be the easy part
- Professional growth opportunities working in a Level II trauma short-term acute care facility
- Work/life balance with predictable day shifts and weekends typically off
- Access to Epic charting system experience to boost your clinical tech skills
- Health and wellness-minded workplace culture with strong interdisciplinary support
- A comfortable parking setup — free employee/visitor parking in unrestricted lots
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Ready to start your next adventure as a Physical Therapist - Acute Care? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
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