Job description
Physical Therapist
Start Date: 10-26-2026
End Date: 01-25-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $70.00 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.
Education
- Trauma Level: 2
- Charting System: Cerner
- Unit Notes: Unit Rehab (PT, OT, & Speech)
- Certs: BLS required, CA licenses
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Manager on days available (M-F)
- Nurse Aides: PT aides - usually one on Sun, mon, tues, 2 on wed-sat
- Weekend Requirement: will work every 3rd weekend, could possibly be every other weekend
- Holidays: work into perm staff rotation for all modalities
- Scrub Color: polo style shirt or a button down long sleeve (burgundy in color) that is provided through vendor through hospital staff if wanted, dark (solid) pants, no scrubs allowed
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: hosp 24/7 yes
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 4 10 hr shifts for PT 7am-5:30pm
- Floating: No floating
- Floor specific orientation: 8 hours of orientation for all modalities
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: PT - cardiac, stroke (facility is stroke certified), ortho, ICU, neuro, medsurg primarily, they have a pediatrics ward that is low volume case load, also neonatal ICU, travelers not required to work NICU and are not required to have exp with NICU or pediatrics.
- Additional Notes: staff for PT is covered 7 days a week. PT has team leader when manager is not there. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in specialty, must have at least 1 year of acute care hospital experience, open to first time travelers.
- Years of Experience: 2
- Shift Notes: 10 hr Days, EOW
- Specialty: Physical Therapy
- Start Date: 2026-10-26
- End Date: 2027-01-25
- Created Date: 2026-10-01
- Required Hours/Week: 40
- Start Time: 07:00
- End Time: 17:30
- Positions: 1
- Short Description: PT (Physical Therapist)
- Contract Type:
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Ready to start your next adventure as a Physical Therapist? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.