Many traveling PTs talk about the role that having a great relationship with their recruiter has played in their careers. Here at Rehab and Therapy Jobs.com we were wondering what is the most important aspect of building the best relationship with your recruiter? Is it trust? Honesty? Staying in Touch? Personal Connection? Open Communication? Or something else? [...]
Have you ever wanted to tell the world about your travel physical therapy recruiter, but didn’t know how? Well here is your opportunity. You can vote for them in Healthcare Traveler’s 2010 Recruiter of the Year Contest. This yearly contest gives travelers the chance to nominate and vote for their recruiter. It is a great [...]
Have you ever thought about taking a temporary travel physical therapy contract, but been hesitant because you wondered why facilities use traveling Physical Therapists? Well, some recent research by an industry leader has looked at the reasons hospitals and facilities use travelers. The reasons they gave for relying on travelers or temporary contract PTs were: 82% – To maintain services while [...]
For the third part of our look at the salaries of travel therapists we will be taking a look at the pay of traveling OTs compared to a permanent one. The answer is… $59,000 a year for a Traveling OT vs $50,000 a year for a permanent full-time Occupational Therapist. This information is based on averages gathered by Simply Hired. [...]
In this second part of our series on travel therapists salary we are going to look at PTA pay. Specifically we are going to look closer look at the average pay difference for a perm Physical Therapist Assistant versus a Physical Therapist Assistant and the answer is… $54,000 a year for a Traveling Physical Therapist Assistant vs $47,000 a year [...]
In the intro to our Travel Therapy Salary series we talked about how one of the biggest benefits of a travel therapy position versus a perm position somewhere being the increased pay overall. Today we are taking a closer look at the difference in average pay for a perm Physical Therapist versus a Travel PT and the [...]
