When you are on the road during a travel physical therapy job your company is going to handle a lot of life’s little headaches for you, like plumbing problems (yuck!) or setting you up with furniture in your housing. But there are still bound to be issues that you encounter that you will need to [...]
Traveling to your next travel therapy job without your furry friends would make things seem incomplete. There’s nothing better than coming home from a hard days work and having your four-legged friend meet you at the door, especially if you’re away from home. Having them along with you during your assignment would help give your new routine some semblance to actually being home, and there’s no reason you can’t bring them.
We have seen a lot of traffic coming to Rehab and Therapy Jobs.comlooking for information on who the best traveling physical therapy companies to work for are. That’s why we built our own easy to use travel physical therapy company review tool (you can find under ”Travel PT Career Guide”). It allows you to see what companies other travel PTs think [...]
s a physical therapist new grad or one approaching graduation in the coming year you may find your friends and family starting to ask a lot of questions. Questions like: Where you are going to work? How much are you going to make? What do you want to focus on? How are you going to pay off your school loans? [...]
No, we’re not talking about the Beastie Boys, we are talking about your health and well being. As a traveling therapist you are well aware of that certain something that it takes to be a successful traveler. You must have the right personality to be able to jump right in and be confident in your skills, no matter where you are. You must be able to adapt quickly, for many surprises can arise… And one that most therapists are never ready for are illnesses and being away from home can make the situation seem much worse. You’re not able to enjoy the comforts of your home like you’re use to and to make matters worse, you may not have anyone available to you to look in on you or bring you anything you may need from the pharmacy or store, for like say some Hawaiian Punch (it’s not a sick day without it)!
The next thing you are going to want to think about in planning your travel therapy assignment is your housing options. First off you need to decide if you are even going to need housing. If you have decided that you are going to work an assignment that is within an hour of your home [...]
