Travel PT Outpatient - $2,627 per week
care careerRio Rancho (NM)
About the role
Care Career is seeking a travel Physical Therapist for a travel job in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Physical Therapist
Discipline: Therapy
Start Date: 11/02/2026
Duration: 13 weeks40 hours per week
Shift: 8 hours, days
Employment Type: Travel
Outpatient Physical Therapist – Travel Contract
Specialty: Outpatient Physical Therapist (PT)
Schedule: 5x8-hour Days, Monday–Friday
Hours: 8:30 AM–5:00 PMGuaranteed: 40 hours/week
Contract: 91 weeks
Patient Population: Adults & Geriatrics
Visits: Approximately 11 patients/day Charting: CernerScrubs: Ceil Blue Parking: Free Experience & License 1+ year PT experience required First-time travelers accepted First-time travelers should have acute inpatient experience New Mexico PT license required; pending license accepted at submissionBLS required Cerner experience is required SettingCommunity-based hospital Level III Trauma CenterLevel I Teaching Facility65 inpatient beds + 12 ICU beds Outpatient clinic setting No floating No weekends No call Main Skills / Patient Conditions The facility is looking for experience with: Cardiopulmonary GeriatricsNeurologySports medicine Outpatient therapyCOPD / CHFPost-stroke rehabilitation Traumatic brain injury Multiple sclerosis Parkinson’s disease Muscular dystrophy Spinal conditions/injuries OsteoarthritisTotal hip/knee replacement Shoulder/cervical/spinal post-op care Sciatica and low-back pain Hip/knee injuries Frozen shoulder Ankle sprains CervicalgiaDDD/DJDVestibularTMJTreatment / Clinical SkillsAROM/AAROM/PROMExtremity mobilization Spinal mobilization Gait training Strength testing Vital-sign monitoring Pain assessment Sensory response Skin integrity Patient/family education Home exercise programs Evaluation and assessment ReassessmentsShort- and long-term goals Discharge planning Assistive devices
Important:
The facility says to screen candidates who are missing required skills/experience rather than automatically declining them. Location / Local RuleNo locals within 100 miles Permanent address must be outside the 100-mile radius Non-local driver's license must be on fileRTO / Schedule Monday–Friday schedule Block scheduling is not specifically offered; schedule is M–FRTO must be provided at submission Maximum preferred RTO: 7 days No RTO during the first 7 days or on the last day One holiday RTO is preferredRTO over 7 days requires approval ComplianceCompliance should begin within 1–2 weeks of signing Documents due 10 days before start Drug screen required within 30 days of start Most licenses/certifications may pend at submissionRQI certifications are not accepted Modules are completed during orientation and annually Up to 6 hours of module time is billable; additional time is non-billableCOVID requirement is listed as conflicting in the posting: the description mentions vaccination/exemption, while the agency field says COVID is not required. Confirm before submission. Important Return / Extension PolicyFormer permanent staff must be separated for 12 months before returning as a traveler After 1 year or 4 consecutive contracts, whichever comes first, a 6-month system break is required Key Candidate Checklist
- 1+ year PT experience
- Acute inpatient experience if first-time traveler
- NM PT license or pending NM license
- BLS
- Cerner experience
- Outpatient PT experience preferred/expected
- Comfortable seeing ~11 patients/day
- No weekends/call
- Permanent address 100+ miles away
- Non-local driver's license
- RTO provided at submission
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Benefits:
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
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