Location: Kodiak, AK

Start Date: 02-16-2026

End Date: 05-18-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Day); 5x8 day shifts with required occasional weekend coverage and floating between outpatient, acute care and SNF as needed

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 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 treat patients of all ages across outpatient, inpatient, and SNF settings with thorough evaluations
• Design and implement individualized plans of care using evidence-based interventions
• Perform AROM/AAROM/PROM, strength testing, pain and vital sign assessments to monitor progress
• Provide skilled gait training, transfer and mobility training, and wheelchair assessments
• Deliver specialty care including wound care, lymphedema management and pelvic floor training as indicated
• Use appropriate modalities (E-stim, TENS, ultrasound, traction, diathermy, cryotherapy/moist heat) to support rehabilitation
• Document evaluations, plans of care, reassessments and discharges accurately in Epic
• Educate patients and families on home exercise programs, safety and injury prevention
• Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary teams and float within scope to meet facility needs
• Maintain timely and compliant billing documentation for Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payers

Qualifications

• Active Alaska Physical Therapist license (AK license required)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of clinical physical therapy experience
• Charting experience in Epic is required
• First-time travel clinicians are welcome
• Pending licenses are not accepted; must have final licensure
• Candidate permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility (locals not accepted)
• Comfortable floating across outpatient, acute care and SNF settings

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient in patient assessment: AROM/AAROM/PROM, pain, strength and vital signs
• Skilled in gait training, transfers, Hoyer lift operation and wheelchair assessment
• Experience with cardiopulmonary, orthopedics, neurology, geriatrics, pediatrics and sports medicine populations
• Modalities knowledge: E-stim, TENS, ultrasound, diathermy, iontophoresis, cervical and lumbar traction, cryotherapy and moist heat
• Wound care and lymphedema management experience
• Strong documentation skills (evaluation, POC, reassessments, discharge) and billing familiarity (Medicare/Medicaid/Commercial)
• Excellent patient/family education and home exercise program design
• Comfortable with adaptive devices, assistive devices and identifying environmental barriers

Benefits

• Facility-provided housing (typically a 1-bedroom apartment) so you can unpack once and enjoy the view
• Facility-arranged rental vehicle for use around town during the assignment
• Free on-site parking
• Guaranteed 72 hours per 2 weeks (traveler may be called off for one 8-hour shift per pay period)
• Flexible scheduling options and willingness to accommodate block schedules
• Work across a variety of settings—outpatient, inpatient and SNF—great for building a broad skillset
• Supportive interdisciplinary team that values collaboration and patient-centered care
• Hands-on experience with specialty services like wound care, lymphedema, pelvic floor and pediatrics
• Epic charting experience to strengthen your EHR skills

Travel Perks: Explore Kodiak, AK

Kodiak is an outdoor lover’s dream. When you are off-duty explore the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge for spectacular wildlife viewing, join local fishing charters for world-class salmon and halibut outings, hike scenic trails and headlands like Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, or try sea kayaking and bird watching. Enjoy fresh local seafood, visit the Kodiak Museum of History & Art, and take in the island culture and rugged coastal scenery. If you like small-town friendliness plus big outdoor adventures, Kodiak delivers.

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