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Stepping In: Traveling PTs

Filed under Career Exploration
Posted by Libraries, February 26, 2008
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Stepping In: Traveling PTs

By Chris Hayhurst. Chris. PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy, Feb2008, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p16-22, 6p.

If you are heading for a career in physical therapy, you might want to know that ‘traveling PT’ is one way to make a go of it.

Taking your profession on the road, especially, right out of College, is definitely not for everyone. For example, if you don’t care for acclimatizing to new environments, extra paperwork, and the other various things that come along with transitions, then perhaps a longer contract is more your style.

However, if you are somewhat of an adventurous sort, you may want to read on. Picture yourself living for a couple of months in Hawaii, maybe moving on to California, and then a stint in Texas. Traveling PT work is one way to see the country, while earning a living. Also, this happens to be a great time for this career style since short-term employees are in high demand. This means traveling gigs are often quite lucrative, with good benefits, lots of flexibility, and choice. Therapists find that they learn a lot on these job sites since they get exposed to a variety of approaches and PT techniques.

One thing to watch out for is the potential to be the only PT on location. As some new PTs would find this daunting, make sure you get lots of information about your assignment from your agency.

Traveling PT provides an important service at health care facilities across the country. Keep this alternative in mind if you’d like to contribute your unique PT insights to different health teams, while at the same time, experience a new adventure. Hobbits need not apply!

LINK TO ARTICLE for more of the practicalities of traveling PT.

-Julie Waddick