Location: Napa, CA

Start Date: 05-18-2026

End Date: 08-17-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM (Fridays 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM) - Day shift

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $73 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 inpatient orthopedic, neurologic, and geriatric patients and develop individualized plans of care
• Provide hands-on treatment including manual therapy, gait training, and extremity mobilization
• Deliver effective post-operative care for TKA, THA, RCR, spinal surgeries and other post-op cases
• Teach home exercise programs and provide patient and family education to support recovery
• Document thorough evaluations, reassessments, short- and long-term goals, and discharge plans in a timely manner
• Manage a scheduled caseload (approximately 11-12 patients/day) while prioritizing safety and quality
• Use and instruct on assistive devices and transfers, ensuring safe patient mobility
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care and improve patient outcomes

Qualifications

• 1 year of clinical experience preferred (will consider candidates with less than 1 year)
• Spanish speaking preferred but not required
• BLS preferred
• Manual Therapy certification preferred
• Comfort and experience treating orthopedic, neurologic, and geriatric inpatient populations
• Willingness to occasionally float to the acute inpatient side

Knowledge & Skills

• Assessment: AROM/AAROM/PROM, pain assessment, identifying environmental barriers
• Documentation: Evaluation, Plan of Care, Reassessments, Discharge planning
• Treatment skills: Gait training, manual therapy, spinal mobilization, extremity mobilization
• Post-op care: TKA, THA, RCR, spinal surgeries, ACL/arthroscopy rehab
• Modalities and settings: Cryotherapy, hydrotherapy/aquatic therapy, outpatient clinic experience
• Equipment proficiency: Crutches, standard/rolling walkers, gait belts, sliding boards, slings
• Patient education and home exercise program development
• Professional skills: Time management, patient transport, recognition of signs and symptoms of abuse

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage to keep you healthy and smiling
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan for tomorrow
• Paid Time Off to recharge and come back energized
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to support your professional growth
• Continuing education and training opportunities to sharpen your skills
• BLS and specialty certification support (preferred and encouraged)
• A supportive team that values YOU and your clinical judgment
• Work-life balance with a predictable Monday-Friday day schedule

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