Location: Hood River, OR

Start Date: 2025-10-31T17:26:02.000Z

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts

Hours per Week: 40 hrs per week

Candidate Pay Rate: Competitive pay rate (DOE) — contact recruiter for current rates; mileage reimbursed at IRS standard

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

• Provide skilled home health physical therapy visits focused on safe mobility, strength, transfers and functional outcomes
• Conduct thorough assessments and document OASIS-compliant evaluations and plans of care in EPIC/Rover
• Deliver individualized treatment including adaptive device training, gait and balance training, and wound/skin integrity management
• Educate patients and families on home exercise programs, safety strategies and falls prevention
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and coordinate care, supplies and follow-up appointments
• Manage daily schedule efficiently to meet productivity standards (standard: 30 points; up to 6 visits/day possible)
• Maintain excellent time management and travel planning to minimize windshield time while maximizing patient care

Qualifications

• Active OR and WA physical therapy licensure required (must have BOTH)
• BCLS (basic cardiopulmonary life support) certification required
• Minimum 1 year of skilled home health experience required (first-time travel clinicians considered)
• OASIS documentation experience required — please call out if you do not have OASIS experience
• Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license for daily travel between patient homes
• Comfortable using EPIC Remote/Rover for charting and mobile documentation
• Preferential: Wound care, Hand Therapy, Manual Therapy certifications or experience

Education

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or Master’s degree in Physical Therapy; active state licensure in OR and WA

Knowledge & Skills

• Adaptive devices, assistive device training and mobility assessments
• Body mechanics, safe lifting and transfer techniques
• Pain assessment, skin integrity monitoring and wound care basics
• Strength testing and vital sign monitoring with clinical decision-making
• Gait training, prosthetic management and functional mobility interventions
• Cardiopulmonary and neurologic rehab knowledge (COPD, CHF, post-stroke, Parkinsons, dementia)
• Modalities familiarity (cryotherapy, E-stim, TENS, ultrasound) and therapeutic exercise progression
• Excellent documentation skills for OASIS, plan of care, reassessments and discharge

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay to reward your expertise
• Mileage reimbursement at the IRS standard so your drives count
• Free parking at client sites — save the meter fees
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement guidance to make onboarding smoother
• Supportive scheduling and an experienced clinical team to back you up
• Paid time off options available through placement details
• Opportunity to expand clinical skills across geriatrics, neuro, ortho and wound care
• Easy access to EPIC/Rover and OASIS documentation workflows

Travel Perks: Explore Hood River, OR

Hood River is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. Spend weekends windsurfing or kiteboarding on the Columbia River, explore the Columbia River Gorge and its famous waterfalls including nearby Multnomah Falls, hit scenic hiking and biking trails, tour local orchards and wineries on the Hood River Fruit Loop, or take a day trip up to Mount Hood for skiing and mountain views. Quaint downtown shops, local craft breweries and farm-to-table dining make for great off-clock adventures.

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