Physical Therapist - Traveler

Building Therapy Leaders; Mount Pleasant (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid CEUs

License fees paid

Clinical mentorship

Laptop provided

Job summary

TheraTrooper, Inc. is seeking a Licensed Physical Therapist for a national travel contract across 17 states, including Iowa. Join a unique team of traveling therapists delivering rehabilitative care in skilled nursing and post-acute facilities.

The role offers clinical mentorship, state license support, a laptop, and access to EMR at each location with no non-compete clauses. Apply today to begin an adventure in your therapy career with Ensign affiliates.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist with active license in the United States
• Open to therapists at all experience levels
• Willingness to travel and work across multiple facilities

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate patients in short-term and long-term rehab and outpatient settings
• Apply evidence-based practice to guide interventions and outcomes
• Deliver rehabilitative, skilled therapy aligned with plan of care
• Document patient progress and adjust treatments per regulations
• Provide patient and family counseling on care plans and progress
• Coordinate with care teams to ensure smooth care transitions
• Prepare comprehensive discharge summaries of services rendered

Education

Licensed Physical Therapist

Job description

Physical Therapist – Travel Contract – Full Time

Ready for an ADVENTURE in your therapy career? Let your journey begin by joining our unique team of traveling Occupational and Physical Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists!

We are seeking Physical Therapists who are flexible to go anywhere to our affiliates in 17 states: Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

This is not your average traveling therapy position!

Unique Highlights:

• Only travel within our Ensign affiliated Skilled Nursing and Post-Acute care facilities
• Excellent benefits with additional benefits including paid CEUs and license fees provided for each state practicing as a TheraTrooper within Ensign affiliates
• Have clinical mentorship as a new graduate and truly be part of each in-house team
• Use the same login for EMR and documentation software at each location, plus your own laptop
• No non-compete clauses. You have the opportunity to join any team permanently at any time
• You will be part of TheraTrooper, Inc., an Ensign affiliated company and part of a group of independently operated skilled nursing facilities with long term care, post-acute rehab, and outpatient therapy.

Browse our website at www.flagshiptherapy.com/theratrooper and find out why we are truly different in dignifying long-term care.

Duties:

• Effectively screens/evaluates patients within short-term and long-term rehab and opportunity for outpatient
• Utilizes standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions
• Provides rehabilitative, skilled, and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients within short and long-term settings
• Administers a wide variety of interventions as part of the plan of care based upon individual patient needs
• Assesses patient’s progress and adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements
• Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the physical disorders
• Effectively communicates with the OneClinical Team regarding patient progress and barriers
• Provides comprehensive discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements

Qualifications:

Licensed Physical Therapist

This position is open to Physical Therapists at all experience levels.

TheraTrooper, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

This job was posted and verified on 08/12/2026